Obamacare To End Health Policy Used by Over 100,000 in New Jersey

Remember, government knows best

The bare-bones health insurance policy that's been the plan of choice for New Jerseyans who can't afford something better is set to go away next year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

And what those policy holders will be left with may be a choice among pricey, pricier and priciest.

About 106,000 people in the Garden State are insured under what are known as "basic and essential," or B&E, health care plans, according to state data. Since 2003, all health insurers that operate in New Jersey's individual health market have been required to sell these plans which, as their name implies, offer only a thin layer of coverage for things such as doctor's office visits and procedures that don't involve a hospital stay.