Trenton, January 9, 2026 ― Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, released the following statement concerning the enactment of “The Ensuring Fairness in Cost-Sharing Amounts Act.”
“Copay accumulator programs punish patients for accepting assistance from biopharmaceutical companies by preventing it from counting toward their out-of-pocket limits, forcing them to pay their deductible twice. Today’s enactment will protect those patients when a manufacturer helps to make their prescription more affordable.”
Buteas continued, “We are grateful to the legislative leaders who worked so hard to pass this important law – Senate President Nick Scutari, Senator Jon Bramnick, Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald, Assemblyman Roy Freiman, and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley – and to Governor Murphy for signing it into law. This makes healthcare more affordable for New Jerseyans, and is a win for patients throughout our state.”