The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded the state of New Jersey a $4.2 million performance bonus for its efforts to decrease the number of uninsured children in the state.

Citing aggressive initiatives to enroll those without health insurance in New Jersey, Gov. Jon Corzine said the state is “setting the national standard” to ensure affordable health care for residents.

An additional 33,000 New Jersey children are expected to receive health care this year, thanks to $286 million in federal funding coming to the state through the Children’s Health Insurance …  Read →