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Committee releases bill tightening insurer network standards for certain specialists; industry warns of cost risks
Summary
SB 1032 would require additional network adequacy standards for certain physician specialists; insurers warned the measure could raise prices by strengthening bargaining leverage for hospital-based specialists, while pathologists said in-network access is essential for patient care.
The Senate Commerce Committee released Senate Bill 1032 on Feb. 12 to require the commissioner of banking and insurance to adopt regulations ensuring reasonable and timely access to certain physician specialists — including anesthesiologists, radiologists, pathologists and emergency medicine physicians — at in‑network hospitals and facilities.
Ward Sanders of the New Jersey Association of Health Plans opposed the bill, saying the proposal could shift…
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