Governor Murphy announced in his 2020 State of the State Address the creation of the Governor’s Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency, with the objective of guiding the Administration’s work on health care affordability and accessibility for consumers and cost transparency. The Office is responsible for developing policy initiatives and programs to advance these goals and works closely with the Departments of Human Services, Health, Banking and Insurance and Treasury to implement a variety of strategic initiatives to achieve these goals. The Director of the Office is also Chair of the Health Care Affordability Interagency Working Group, established per Executive Order #217.

On December 21, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order #277 to launch the Health care Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency (HART) Program. This program sets a path for more affordable, quality health care for New Jerseyans through annual cost growth benchmarks and transparent study of health care cost drivers.

For more information on the HART Program, please visit http://www.cshp.rutgers.edu/content/nj-benchmark-program 

Press Releases

• Murphy Administration Releases Plan to Improve Health Care Affordability

  03/30/2022

  Plan Aims to Slow Rising Health Care Costs

• Governor Murphy Launches New Jersey Health Care Cost Benchmark Program

  12/21/2021

  Program Widely Supported by Advocates, Health Care Providers, and Insurers

• Governor Murphy Announces Members of Health Care Affordability Advisory Group

  03/01/2021

  The committee, established under Executive Order No. 217, is comprised of members across hospitals, providers, employers, consumer advocates, and policy leaders.

• Governor Murphy Highlights Cover All Kids Initiative to Provide All New Jersey Kids with Health Insurance

  01/28/2021

  Nearly 90,000 Uninsured Children Will Have Access to Health Care Coverage Through the Initiative
  Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal Invests $20 million in First Phase of Two-Year Campaign

• Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Advancing Health Care Affordability Efforts

  01/28/2021

  Order Directs Department of Banking and Insurance to Develop Plans for Health Care Cost Growth Benchmarks and Health Insurance Affordability Standards and Establishes Health Care Affordability Groups

• Governor Murphy Announces Departmental Actions to Expand Access to Telehealth and Tele-Mental Health Services in Response to COVID-19

  03/22/2020

  Governor Phil Murphy announced departmental actions from the Department of Human Services, Department of Banking and Insurance, Department of Treasury, Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs to ensure New Jerseyans have access to telehealth and tele-mental health services to the greatest extent possible during the COVID-19 outbreak.

• Governor Murphy Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Health Care Affordability in New Jersey

  02/3/2020

  Governor Announces Shabnam Salih as Director of Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency

• Governor Murphy Announces Departmental Actions to Increase Insurance Coverage to Cover Expanded Testing Access for COVID-19

  05/13/2020

  “As we strengthen and expand New Jersey’s testing infrastructure,we must ensure that our residents are focused on their health and not on the cost of COVID-19 testing and related services,” - Governor Murphy.
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