CWA Launches Campaign to Combat Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs in New Jersey

Healthcare costs in New Jersey are out of control. More and more of our members’ paychecks are going to healthcare, at a time when most of us are already stretched thin. And it’s not because we’re using more services or getting better care. It’s because we’re paying to line the pockets of hospital and health insurance executives and enough is enough. We need the State to pass meaningful and comprehensive legislation to reign in healthcare costs and protect our members from skyrocketing premiums.

CWA District 1 is launching a campaign to address the healthcare affordability crisis in New Jersey, including developing legislation to address the crisis in three main ways:

• Require affordable premiums for local government workers
• Require cost-controls to help contain the rising prices of healthcare services and medications but protect against cost-shifting to our members, protecting all New Jerseyans
• Improve governance and transparency of how healthcare rates are calculated and implemented and improve the Union's participation in decision-making when it comes to our plans and costs.

On February 26 we held a webinar with hundreds of CWAers in attendance to learn more about the campaign and our immediate action steps:

• Sign the petition telling Governor Murphy to support our proposal to control healthcare costs and make healthcare affordable
• Fill out this short form to sign up to join our fight

You can watch a recording of the webinar here.