Aetna, Horizon BCBS awarded state employee benefits contracts

Nearly 600,000 New Jersey state and public school employees, along with their dependents, can now choose to enroll in health plans offered by Aetna Inc. and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Becker’s Payer Issues reports. The state awarded the new contracts in December, after the previous contract, worth about $136 million annually, was solely held by Horizon.