Home>About CSHP>Events>Restoring & Sustaining Small Employer Health Insurance Coverage in Post-Pandemic New Jersey Past Event Details Restoring & Sustaining Small Employer Health Insurance Coverage in Post-Pandemic New Jersey A virtual policy forum sponsored by Rutgers Center for State Health Policy with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Date: July 16, 2020, 10:00AM - 11:30AM Location: Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, New Brunswick, NJ This virtual policy forum focused on the current state of small employer group health coverage and the potential devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on these employers and their ability to provide coverage to their employees. Questions that were explored included: 1) What are the immediate regulatory levers that can be accessed to stabilize the market?; 2) Does the planned transition to NJ's State Based Health Exchange offer new opportunities to help stabilized the small group market?; 3) What strategies should be pursued to make the Individual Health Coverage Program (IHCP) a viable alternative for small employees who lose coverage?; 4) How can key stakeholders (payers, providers, business associations) contribute to the reestablishment of a stable and affordable small group coverage market?; and 5) What additional research and analysis is needed to inform policy solutions? Note on Video If you experience difficulty viewing the video below, please visit our YouTube channel. Email for more information + Presentations: Speaker Title Downloads Christine Buteas, Peter Newell, Wardell Sanders, Linda Schwimmer, Carl Van Horn, Joel C. Cantor, Margaret Koller Restoring & Sustaining Small Employer Health Insurance Coverage in Post-Pandemic New Jersey Carl Van Horn The New Jersey and National Economy and COVID-19 Additional Resources: Short and Long-Term Strategies to Support Health Care Affordability and Price Transparency for Small Employers and Consumers in New Jersey Short and Long-Term Strategies to Support Health Care Affordability and Price Transparency for Small Employers and Consumers in New Jersey NJBIA’s 61st Annual Business Outlook Survey NJBIA’s 61st Annual Business Outlook Survey NJBIA’s 2018 Health Benefits Survey NJBIA’s 2018 Health Benefits Survey Can Lessons from the Great Recession Guide Policy Responses to Pandemic-Driven Economic Crisis? Can Lessons from the Great Recession Guide Policy Responses to Pandemic-Driven Economic Crisis? Assessing the Financial Impact of the Pandemic on New Jersey Businesses and Nonprofits Assessing the Financial Impact of the Pandemic on New Jersey Businesses and Nonprofits Larger Small Groups: Challenges to Bolstering New York’s Small Group Market Larger Small Groups: Challenges to Bolstering New York’s Small Group Market Larger Small Groups: Implementing the New ACA Small Employer Definition in New York Larger Small Groups: Implementing the New ACA Small Employer Definition in New York New York’s Small Group Market Isn’t Feeling Well- and a Trump Administration Proposal May Make Things Worse New York’s Small Group Market Isn’t Feeling Well- and a Trump Administration Proposal May Make Things Worse play play pause stop mute unmute max volume full screen restore screen repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.
