Thank you for your interest in the State Health Benefits Quality and Value Task Force.

The State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP) together cover over 800,000 active and retired members in New Jersey and their costs account for 8.4 percent of the overall State Budget.

The Task Force has been developed to identify short and long-term solutions to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability of the system.

Thank you for your interest in the State Health Benefits Quality and Value Task Force.

The State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP) together cover over 800,000 active and retired members in New Jersey and their costs account for 8.4 percent of the overall State Budget.

The Task Force has been developed to identify short and long-term solutions to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability of the system.

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“This Task Force will work towards quality health outcomes by identifying new ways to get the best value for our health care dollars through New Jersey’s health benefits system. I look forward to reviewing their recommendations.”

Governor Phil Murphy
  • Task Force Members
  • Task Force Chair, Commissioner Carole Johnson, Department of Human Services
  • Mark Blum, America’s Agenda
  • Joel Cantor, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
  • Commissioner Marlene Caride, Department of Banking and Insurance
  • Michael Cerra, NJ League of Municipalities
  • Donna M. Chiera, American Federation of Teachers
  • Comptroller Philip J. Degnan, State Comptroller’s Office
  • Commissioner Shereef Elnahal, Department of Health
  • Heather Howard, Princeton’s State Health and Value Strategies
  • John Jacobi, Seton Hall Center for Health Law and Pharmaceutical Policy
  • Kevin Kelleher, New Jersey Education Association
  • Kevin Lyons, Policemen’s Benevolent Association
  • Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio, Department of Treasury
  • Pete Nowak, International Association of Fire Fighters
  • Jonathan Pushman, NJ Schools Boards Association
  • Hetty Rosenstein, Communications Workers of America
  • Steve Tully, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Executive Order

Read Executive Order 31 which established
the State Health Benefits Quality and Value Task Force.

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Press Releases

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Public Feedback

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