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NJBIA, Diverse Coalition of Employers Issue Letter Listing Flaws of Medicaid Tax Proposal in FY27 Budget
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (581+ words) NJBIA and a'coalition of'employers'issued'a letter to the Legislature'this week'warning'that Gov. Mikie Sherrill's FY27 budget proposal to penalize employers with 50 or more workers on Medicaid is unfair to businesses, nonprofits and healthcare providers, is'likely'illegal, and will also have serious unintended consequences for…...
Care Well Health Announces Appointment of Assad Akhter as Vice President of Public Affairs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) Insider NJ Care Well Health Medical Center today announced the appointment of Assad Akhter as Vice President of Public Affairs. Akhter is a seasoned public affairs executive with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of healthcare, government,…...
Health Care Institute of New Jersey statement on the passage of federal PBM reforms
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Insider NJ Trenton, February 3, 2026 " Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Institute of New Jersey (HINJ " www. hinj. org), released the following statement concerning Congressional passage of federal reforms to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices: "We…...
Governor Murphy Announces Seventh Round of Medical Debt Relief, Eliminating Almost $16 Million in Medical Debt for Nearly 14, 000 New Jerseyans
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (229+ words) New Jersey's Medical Debt Relief Initiative Nears $1. 5 Billion Forgiven for Over 847, 500 New Jerseyans TRENTON'In the Murphy Administration's seventh round of medical debt relief, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that nearly 14, 000 New Jersey residents will see almost $16 million in medical bills…...
Health Care Institute of New Jersey statement on enactment of the copay accumulator law
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) Insider NJ Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Institute of New Jersey (HINJ " www. hinj. org), released the following statement concerning the enactment of "The Ensuring Fairness in Cost-Sharing Amounts Act." "Copay accumulator programs punish…...
AON Releases Recommended Rate Increases for State Health Benefits Plans for Plan Year 2026
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) Actuary Recommends Double-Digit Increases for All Plans " 36. 5% Increase for SHBP-LG, 29. 7% Increase for SEHBP, and a 21. 0% Increase for SHBP-State TRENTON "AON, the actuary that services the various state health benefits plans, today released to the State Health Benefits Commission (SHBC) and…...