Summary
According to the New Jersey Business & Industry Association's (NJBIA) 2008 Healthcare Benefits Survey, health insurance costs for New Jersey employers rose by an average of 9.4 percent to $7,139 per employee in 2007. According to the National Coalition on Health Care, by 2017, this percentage will reach 20 percent, at $4.3 trillion. [...] the facts are on the table and people create the will to act, we are not going to fix this problem ... very few people get it.
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Marino Talks
William Marino can't help being animated when discussing the country's healthcare crisis. "The issue holds the potential of bankrupting the state and the country, and I don't think people understand it," he says, sitting on the edge of the sofa in his office at 3 Penn Plaza East, Newark. "People should get the best care they need in the right setting, with the right medical professionals at the right time, but we can't give everybody what they want, because 30 percent of what is given to them is unn...
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