{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-27d-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 17B:27D-1","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to mandated health benefits","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tHealth benefits coverage, while providing important protection for individuals, is costly for individuals and businesses that insure their employees;\nb.\tMandated health benefits have social, financial and medical implications for patients, providers and health benefits plans; and\nc.\tIt is, therefore, in the public interest to conduct a review of proposed mandated health benefits by an expert body to provide the Legislature with adequate and independent documentation defining the social and financial impact and medical efficacy of the proposed mandate.\nL.2003,c.193,s.1.","path":["TITLE 17B INSURANCE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"002d5973a545b57dc2f4519f5c142e6bfdf009a93fc343e177ae5b419a89db94","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-27c-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-27d-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}