New JerseyInsurers would send new members primary care doctors' contact details
If this becomes law, insurers would send new members contact details for primary care doctors in their plan and remind those without one every six months.
What it does
Insurers would send new members contact details for every primary care doctor in their plan within 30 days, if their coverage starts when the bill becomes law or later.
For members whose coverage starts when the bill becomes law or later, insurers would send a reminder every six months if they have no primary care doctor.
Argument forThe contact details could help new members find a regular doctor covered by their plan.
Argument againstContact details alone might not tell new members which doctors have openings, so they could still struggle to book a visit.
More detail
Health insurers would send new members contact details for every primary care doctor in their plan. This covers people whose insurance coverage starts on the day the bill becomes law or later. Insurers could send the details in writing or electronically. Insurers would have 30 days from the start of a person's coverage to send the details.
Health insurers would send reminders encouraging members to get a primary care doctor. This covers people whose insurance coverage starts on the day the bill becomes law or later. Insurers would have to send the reminder if the member has no primary care doctor. They could send it in writing or electronically. Insurers would send these reminders every six months.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 5Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce CommitteeIntroduced
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