S 2993 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Imposes certain rate filing requirements concerning certain health benefits plans available on State-based exchange.

This bill requires insurance carriers offering individual or small employer health plans through New Jersey's state-based exchange to file rate changes with the state insurance commissioner for review. It mandates that silver-level plan pricing must align with historical enrollment distribution among cost-sharing variants (like 94% or 87% actuarial value plans) and requires carriers to offer both gold and silver level plans in the same geographic areas. The commissioner must evaluate rates based on federal Affordable Care Act requirements, including factors like consumer purchasing power for subsidy-eligible individuals and plan design changes. This directly affects health insurance carriers selling plans on New Jersey's exchange and impacts consumers purchasing these specific plans.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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Joe Vitale
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