How to start a Legal Protection Plan claim
From time to time, we have to address the procedure for opening an NJ State PBA Legal Protection Plan claim to help members understand the process and why we have…
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Reviewing the 2022 SHBP Rate Renewal Report
Health Benefits Report For the past several years, we have had good news to share about the State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) rates. While for the most part, this is…
Read MoreExpected changes to the 2022 State Health Benefits Plan
Health Benefits Report By Kevin Lyons As of this writing, all changes for 2022 have not been finalized. But I wanted to make sure you had up-to-the-minute guidance on where…
Read MoreNavigating formulary management
Health Benefits Report By Kevin Lyons In 2016, when we took the bold move of moving from an open formulary (all drugs that are FDA-approved for anything) to a national…
Read MoreProtecting your right to see out-of-network providers
Health Benefits Report By Kevin Lyons Last month, we touched on the topic of high-value providers that you can access by using tools such as AMINO. Ironically, while I was…
Read MoreLooking forward in health insurance
Health Benefits Report We all know that Einstein said that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. Well, that’s what we’ve…
Read MoreMaybe New Jersey has got it right
On May 25, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer who was certified under Minnesota’s POST (Police Officer Standards and Training) program, leaned on the neck of George Floyd and…
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