CHANGES TO RETIREE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COPAYMENTS
(Traditional Plan and NJ Plus)

New Copayment Amounts

Effective January 1, 2005, State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) retired group members have new prescription drug copayment amounts. The following copayment amounts are applied to prescription drugs for by retirees enrolled under the Traditional Plan or NJ PLUS.

Retail Pharmacy copayment amounts - up to a 90-day supply

Mail Order copayment amounts — up to a 90-day supply

The annual maximum in prescription drug copayment is $552 per person. Once a person has paid $552 in copayments in a calendar year, that person is no longer required to pay any prescription drug copayments for the remainder of that calendar year. Prescription drug copayments are not eligible for further reimbursement and do not apply to the Traditional Plan deductible or coinsurance.

View the Retiree Prescription Drug Plan flier - (PDF 224K - Requires Acrobat Reader)

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact our Office of Client Service at (609) 292-7524.