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2025 New Jersey Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreNew Jersey invests $22M in reproductive care access, workforce
New Jersey announced it will allocate $22.325 million through the Reproductive Health Access Fund in fiscal year 2026, reports Becker’s Hospital Review. The funding includes support for providers targeted by federal policy changes, clinic facilities and technology upgrades, and training and recruitment incentives to attract health professionals, especially in underserved areas. Advocates and state leaders […]
Read MoreCoverage Rates Falling Across New Jersey
Data from New Jersey indicate a rising number of residents without health insurance coverage, even as state officials anticipate forthcoming Medicaid funding reductions, reports Patch. Lower insurance coverage rates can increase affordability burdens for individuals through higher out-of-pocket spending, delayed care, or reliance on uncompensated care. The article suggests that affordability stress is mounting in the state […]
Read MoreNorcross, New Jersey Comptroller Cites Insurance-Contracting Violation
The New Jersey state comptroller found that a public authority violated contracting rules with a health-insurer vendor, which may have implications for cost-control and oversight in the state’s health-insurance operations, reports WHYY. While the article does not directly quantify affordability impacts, contract-oversight weaknesses can lead to higher administrative costs or less efficient coverage design, both of which […]
Read MoreNew Jersey Abandons $100M Hike in State-Workers’ Health-Care Plan
New Jersey officials cancelled a proposed $100 million increase in the health-care plan for state employees in response to budget pressures and concerns about premium inflation, reports the New Jersey Monitor. The decision is intended to contain cost-drivers in the public-sector plan, but may shift cost-burdens onto workers or reduce benefits in the future, raising affordability risks […]
Read MoreCourt Rules NJ Hospitals Must Maintain Charity Care
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled hospitals must continue to provide charity care for patients unable to pay, reports NJ Spotlight News. A coalition of 14 hospitals had argued the law was unconstitutional, but the court unanimously rejected their claims. Judges noted that any changes to the system should come from lawmakers, not the courts. Advocates say […]
Read MoreAs Federal Tax Credits Expire, Get Covered NJ Anticipates Premium Increases
New Jersey health officials warn that insurance premiums could rise sharply if federal premium tax credits expire, reports NJ Spotlight News. A family of four earning less than $131,400 could pay nearly $20,000 more annually without the subsidies. Currently, these credits help half of marketplace enrollees pay $10 or less each month. More than 200,000 […]
Read MoreNew Jersey Expands Access to Affordable Cancer Screening
Health insurers operating in New Jersey are now be required to cover biomarker testing for diagnostic purposes, reports NorthJersey.com. These tests help detect diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and multiple sclerosis earlier and more accurately. They also allow for more targeted and effective treatment plans based on individual genetics and tumor types.
Read MoreNew Jersey
The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read MoreNew Jersey
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability has been well documented, but now a new survey looks specifically at how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in New Jersey. A survey of more than 1,100 New Jersey adults, conducted from October 2 to October 24, 2022, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey […]
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