Supporting and Informing New Jersey's Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

This project provides support for three primary activities that inform New Jersey’s efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These activities include: 1) a financial analysis of a Basic Health Plan (BHP) that includes projections of revenue and expenses, 2) a data brief on physician network adequacy for vulnerable populations focusing on low-income, uninsured, Medicaid, special needs, and/or behavioral health populations in addition to a description of relevant ACA and New Jersey laws, regulations (including provisions within the Medicaid managed care contract) and context, and 3) a policy brief on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) that includes options for New Jersey's EHB package, a review of applicable state and federal law and regulations, and a consideration of the implications for New Jersey's current mandated benefits and issues related to care coordination and service limitations.