David Knowlton said the legislative effort to keep patients in-state would ultimately increase costs and disrupt the healthcare marketplace. Other state officials have indicated the proposal would not save money.
The proposal would instruct new state boards overseeing government health plans to create some plans that direct workers to in-state care only, unless out-of-state care is necessary. Derek Roseman, a spokesman for the New Jersey Senate Democrats, said no workers would be forced into a New Jersey-only plan.
An earlier version of the bill said all workers should pursue in-state care except in cases of medical emergency or necessity.
Read the Ashbury Park Press report on New Jersey.
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