Can Ciattarelli or Sherrill deliver on health care promises?

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The next New Jersey governor will have less executive power to enact their health care agenda than Gov. Phil Murphy had during the pandemic.

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill will need legislative support to pass their proposed health care changes.

Key issues for the candidates include abortion rights, potential Medicaid cuts, rising health care costs, and vaccination policies.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy wielded unprecedented power never before seen in a New Jersey governor. He decided where people could gather, what businesses could operate, what surgeries could be performed, which inmates could be released from prison, who was required to take a COVID vaccine and much more — all due to a once-in-a-century public health