When a patient was moved from the intensive care unit to a regular hospital bed, it used to be routine for Dr. Anthony Granato to order 24 hours of heart monitoring, just in case.

Advocates for the poor are making their case that New Jersey should expand the ranks of people eligible for Medicaid in what could be the next big decision on how the federal health insurance overhaul plays out in New Jersey.

New Jersey voters will get the final word in a dispute over whether the state's judges can be forced to contribute more toward their pensions and benefits the same as other public employees.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie says he won't rush into setting up a New Jersey health insurance exchange just because the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld key parts of President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul.

A new survey of college graduates from the last five years finds that the Great Recession has hit them hard, forcing them into low-paying jobs often unrelated to their educations and leaving half of them expecting less financial success than their parents.