In accordance with the “Health Care Reform Act,” it has been and continues to be of paramount public interest for the State to take all necessary and appropriate actions to ensure access to, and the provision of, cost-effective and high-quality hospital care to its citizens. Consistent with these goals, it is and has been the policy of this State that reimbursement for emergency services and related screening and hospitalization be reasonable, in order to promote access to such care without overburdening the health care payment system. See definition section N.J. Rev. Stat. § 30:4D-3.