Imposes certain rate filing requirements concerning certain health benefits plans available on State-based exchange.
This bill requires New Jersey's insurance commissioner to review rates for individual and small employer health insurance plans sold through the state's health insurance marketplace. It mandates carriers to consider factors like risk pooling compliance, plan design changes, and consumer purchasing power when setting rates, particularly for silver-level plans. The bill also requires carriers offering silver-level plans to maintain a pricing structure based on historical enrollment distribution among cost-sharing variants and to offer both gold and silver plans in the same geographic areas. These rules apply to plans sold via New Jersey's state-based exchange and aim to ensure rate transparency and fairness under federal Affordable Care Act requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
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District
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
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