Fear of ACA subsidy cuts spurs hike in 2018 health insurance rates
The state Department of Banking and Insurance released the 2018 premium rates for health insurance plans in New Jersey.
Insurers have previously said the latest, anticipated, move by the Trump administration to defund subsidies to...
Specialty pharma firm Pernix’s CFO is leaving
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc., a Morristown specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that its president and chief financial officer is leaving at year-end to pursue other professional opportunities.
Graham Miao’s resignation from the position he has held...
Generic drugmaker Amneal merges with California’s Impax
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Impax Laboratories Inc. have combined in an all-stock transaction.
Shareholders of Bridgewater-based Amneal Holdings will own approximately 75 percent of the combined company, with California-based Impax’s shareholders owning about 25 percent...
NJII, Rutgers creating manufacturing institute for pharma industry
The New Jersey Innovation Institute and Rutgers University are forming the New Jersey Continuous Manufacturing Institute to advance innovative manufacturing technologies in the pharmaceutical industry.
The NJCMI, a New Jersey Institute of Technology corporation, combines...
Mallinckrodt formally opens 190K sq.ft. Bedminster facility
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals officially opened its new office space on Route 206 in Bedminster on Monday at an event celebrating the specialty drugmaker and its 500 workers who have moved into the 190,000-square-foot facility.
U.S. Rep....
Adding RWJBarnabas to plan’s Tier 1 fuels AmeriHealth N.J. expansion
AmeriHealth New Jersey’s announced expansion into six new counties is the result of adding RWJBarnabas Health — the state’s largest health system — to Tier 1 in its AmeriHealth Advantage plan.
The insurer will now...
Exec explains how insurers and others must cope with ACA changes
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s latest actions to weaken the Affordable Care Act, one former insurance executive’s insights shed light on the market’s viability.
The former regional CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Michael Turpin, said...
Eye care company acquires Freehold ophthalmic technology firm
Eye Care Leaders has acquired iMedicWare and will have the Freehold company’s founder head its technology solutions.
Arun Kapur has more than a decade in the ophthalmic software and technology industry. He has extensive eye...
Biotech firm names doctor as new chief medical officer
BioAegis Therapeutics Inc., a privately held biotechnology company based in North Brunswick, has announced a new chief medical officer.
Dr. Mark J. DiNubile combines clinical and research expertise with broad pharmaceutical industry experience, coupled with...
N.J. health care officials get up-close look at hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
As they toured the grounds at Hermanos Melendez, a private hospital located about a 20-minute drive from the capital, a team of 20 health care professionals from New Jersey heard stories of the challenges...
