Double-digit increases predicted for NJ public worker health plans

Public worker health plans are expected to see more double-digit rate hikes amid stubbornly high utilization and more municipal departures.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Jersey’s public employee health plans are expected to face another year of double-digit increases, actuaries for the state said Monday.

Though representatives from Aon, the state’s actuary, did not give an exact figure for how high premiums under the public plan could rise, they warned premiums could require an increase of between 10% and 20% to keep the plans going.

“Your plan is running hot still, for lack of a better …

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