Murphy’s N.J. budget would give health insurance for every child, cut premiums for the uninsured
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Murphy’s revenue-rich budget includes:
$25 million to reduce monthly premiums for people who buy their own health coverage;
$20 million health coverage for all 88,000 uninsured children in the state;
$8.5 million to permit new mothers on Medicaid to retain health coverage throughout the infant’s first year of life, under First Lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ initiative;
$6.85 million to allow 20,000 additional senior citizens, previously excluded because of their income, to use the popular Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled and Senior Gold programs to cover most prescription drug costs;