New Jersey

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New Jersey Creating New Alert System For 'Most Vulnerable' Missing People

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a new law that creates a special missing person alert for people with mental, intellectual or developmental…
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New Jersey Ambulance Companies Take Medicare For A Ride

Charles Ornstein

The Garden State costs Medicare more than any other state for ambulance rides per kidney dialysis patient. A crackdown is set to start, but at one big dialysis center, ambulances remain everywhere.

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