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Take it freeBlueprint is pre-configured with New Jersey’s 21 counties, CMS MA time-distance thresholds, and HSD specialty categories. Your adequacy score runs on day one.
New Jersey at a Glance
21
Counties tracked
24
MA plans competing
October 1 – March 31
Filing window
The New Jersey Adequacy Challenge
New Jersey is a dense urban/suburban market with no true frontier state. MA plan sponsors operating here must satisfy CMS time-distance standards across all 21 counties — a task that demands accurate county classifications and pre-loaded specialty categories. Getting it wrong means adequacy gap notices and potential filing rejections.
Southern NJ (Salem, Cumberland, Cape May counties) have lower provider density but still require full specialty adequacy — no frontier exceptions available
Key Specialties to Monitor in NJ
How Blueprint Handles It
No setup needed for the county map. Every New Jersey county is pre-loaded with the correct urban, suburban, and rural classifications Blueprint uses for adequacy scoring.
Time-distance thresholds, urban/suburban/rural county classifications, and HSD specialty requirements are all loaded. No manual configuration required.
Blueprint automatically flags counties that need waiver or good-faith effort documentation — so your team knows where to focus before the filing window closes.
Quick Reference
| County classification | dense urban/suburban market with no true frontier |
| Top specialty gaps | Primary Care, Cardiology, Oncology, Nephrology |
| Rural strategy | Southern NJ (Salem, Cumberland, Cape May counties) have lower provider density but still require full specialty adequacy — no frontier exceptions available |
| Filing window | October 1 – March 31 |
Customer Story
“Teams building MA networks in New Jerseyuse Blueprint to catch adequacy gaps at Week 4 — not Week 14.”
Ready to build in New Jersey?
All 21 New Jersey counties, CMS MA rules, and rural gap detection are pre-loaded. Schedule a demo and your adequacy score runs before the call ends.