“SCHIP is vital to protecting and preserving the health of children in low income working families both in New Jersey and across the nation,” said Karen L. Clark, President and Chief Operating Officer for Horizon NJ Health. “This legislation takes the right approach to providing needed health care to this vulnerable population.”
 
Philip M. Bonaparte, MD, Vice President Clinical Affairs, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Chief Medical Officer of Horizon NJ Health, noted: “The signing of this legislation is great news for the children of our country.  The SCHIP program goes a long way to giving our nation’s uninsured children access to the primary and preventive health care services they need and deserve.

Horizon NJ Health is New Jersey’s largest managed health care organization serving the publicly insured, providing health services for more than 380,000  people in all 21 New Jersey counties. Headquartered in West Trenton, NJ, Horizon NJ Health, a partnership, is a product of Horizon HMO. Horizon HMO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The website for Horizon NJ Health is found at www.horizonNJhealth.com.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is the oldest and largest health insurer in the state serving over 3.6 million members. Horizon BCBSNJ is New Jersey's only not-for-profit, health services corporation and is headquartered in Newark with offices in Wall, Mt. Laurel, and West Trenton.