Requires health insurance carriers to provide opportunity to clinical laboratory and laboratory services provider to participate as preferred or contracting provider in carriers' provider network.

Summary

This bill requires health insurance carriers in New Jersey to give clinical laboratories and lab service providers the opportunity to participate in their preferred or contracting provider networks. It affects health insurers and clinical labs, ensuring that labs have a fair chance to join insurance networks rather than being arbitrarily excluded. This matters because it could increase patient access to laboratory services and promote more competition among providers.

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