New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4779: Public entity health claims utilization data-concerns
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires health claims utilization data to be shared with public entity plan sponsors.
What the bill says
An Act concerning public entity health claims utilization data and supplementing various parts of the statutory law.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning public entity health claims utilization data and supplementing various parts of the statutory law. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Data Ownership Now Enforced Act or the DONE Act. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Public entities in New Jersey, including municipalities, school districts, counties, and their joint insurance funds and health insurance funds, face double-digit percentage increases in health benefits costs. The Legislature finds that an emergency exists in the public health benefits market requiring immediate legislative action. b. The fundamental cause of uncontested, above-market renewals is data asymmetry: incumbent carriers, third-party administrators, fund administrators, and the State Division of Pensions and Benefits hold claims utilization data that is necessary for competing entities to develop credible alternative proposals, and they routinely fail to provide that data proactively, timely, or at no cost. Public entities have a compelling interest in accessing this data, generated by public expenditures on their behalf, and this act establishes and enforces that right of access. c. The State Health Benefits Program and School Employees' Health Benefits Program, administered by the Division of Pensions and Benefits within the Department of the Treasury, collectively cover hundreds of thousands of New Jersey …
Sponsors
- Brian P. Stack (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SCM
Subjects: INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is S4779?
- S4779 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Public entity health claims utilization data-concerns.
- What does S4779 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning public entity health claims utilization data and supplementing various parts of the statutory law.
- What is the status of S4779?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SCM (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4779?
- Brian P. Stack (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for S4779?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4779
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