For most public employees, New Jersey’s State Health Benefits Plan is some of the best health coverage in the country. But for those looking to commit insurance fraud in the program, which costs taxpayers more than $2.5 billion annually, it is something else.
It’s an easy target.
“It smells of cheese for rats,” Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said of the plan.
Serving over 27 years as the Director of Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, Dr. Joel Cantor helped establish the Center as one of New Jersey's most trusted sources of independent health policy research. Under his leadership, the Center expanded its influence...
Report Release: Historical Water Bodies, Combined Sewer Overflow, and Flood Vulnerability in NJ Authored by Jonathan DeLura Read Report As urban areas have developed in New Jersey, some water bodies such as ponds, streams, and wetlands have been filled in, developed...
by Roberto Muñiz, President & CEO of Parker Health Group July 10, 2026 Every semester, I open my Aging and Public Policy course at Rutgers University with a simple question for my students: “Why did you take this class?” Perhaps an honest student or two would...
Some long-serving public officials in New Jersey are collecting huge payouts when they retire. The payouts can include saved-up leave and sick days over the course of the job. These retirement payouts can catch local leaders by surprise, leaving municipalities...
Exploring Policy Pathways for a New Jersey Public Health Insurance Option: Stakeholder Perspectives & Design Considerations for an NJ FamilyCare Buy-In Program Lud Milca Ceus, Abigail Asante-Amoah, Olivia Matts, Trevor Jedwabnik, Alexander Koskoski, & Monica...