Op-Ed: Protect Future Cures While Lowering Cost of Health Care

An op-ed by Chrissy Buteas, HINJ President and Chief Executive Officer. New Prescription Drug Affordability Council must take a balanced approach that helps patients without harming potential cures The cost of health care is a critical issue — for patients, for families and loved ones, and for businesses and governments. It can often mean the […]

HealthCare Institute of New Jersey Statement on the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee’s AI Hearing

Trenton, October 21, 2024 ― Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, released the following statement concerning today’s Senate Legislative Oversight Committee Hearing entitled, “How artificial intelligence (AI) is defined and the AI landscape in New Jersey.” “New Jersey and our state’s innovation ecosystem are at the forefront […]

HealthCare Institute of New Jersey Statement on the Prescription Drug Affordability Council

Trenton, October 11, 2024 ― Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, released the following statement concerning the State’s recent completion of appointments to the Prescription Drug Affordability Council (PDAC): “Drug development is an extraordinarily complex and multifaceted journey, with middlemen in the supply chain – such as […]

HealthCare Institute of New Jersey Statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s Final HSR Premerger Notification Rules

Trenton, October 11, 2024 ― The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey released the following statement concerning the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules issued yesterday: “The final HSR rules as issued by the Federal Trade Commission will impose a significant burden on the future of New Jersey’s life sciences community and our […]

New Jersey’s Cutting-Edge Medical Technology Sector Saves Lives Around the World

By Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) Published September 24, 2024 New Jersey, long hailed as the “Medicine Chest of the World,” boasts a thriving life sciences community and is a beacon of global medical innovation. It’s a source of pride that the treatments and cures saving lives worldwide […]

HealthCare Institute of New Jersey Statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s Action Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Trenton, September 20, 2024 ― The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ – www.hinj.org), released the following statement concerning the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) legal action against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): “HINJ applauds the FTC’s lawsuit filed today against PBMs for their anticompetitive and unfair practices that harm patients by artificially increasing […]

HINJ is Hiring!

Trenton, September 3, 2024 ― We are excited to announce an opening for the position of Director of Government and External Relations. This pivotal role will represent HINJ before government officials and engage stakeholders to build support of public policies that protect patient access and innovation and highlight and promote the value New Jersey’s life […]