New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid
The state expects the fee to raise $145 million this year as lawmakers say employers benefit when workers rely on Medicaid.
- On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation charging employers with at least 50 workers covered by Medicaid, with the state budget anticipating $145 million in revenue this year from the program.
- Democratic lawmakers view the fees as a revenue source for the state-federal insurance program as expected federal policy shifts may increase Medicaid costs and reduce coverage for low-income residents.
- Fees start at $325 annually for companies with 50 to 249 Medicaid beneficiaries and top out at $725 for employers with at least 500 recipients; employees working at least 20 hours weekly remain eligible for coverage.
- Massachusetts lawmakers adopted a $750 charge in 2017, while Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed the measure and similar legislation passed one chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year.
- The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects more than 10 million people will become uninsured by 2034 due to federal policy changes, underscoring the pressures states face to fund Medicaid independently.
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New Jersey lawmakers approved a fee on companies that have at least 50 workers covered by Medicaid to raise $145 million for the state. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)New Jersey will charge fees to companies that have at least 50 employees covered by Medicaid to generate $145 million annually for the state under legislation lawmakers approved and Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed Tuesday. The Democratic-sponsored measure cleared the Assemb…
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