N.J. public health plans are in distress — how would our governor hopefuls fix the mess?

N.J. public health plans are in distress — how would our governor hopefuls fix the mess?

New Jersey's would-be governors said competition, more oversight, and price transparency could pull the State Health Benefits Program out of a death spiral. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Riven by years of municipal departures, soaring premiums, and surging prescription drug use, the local government part of the State Health Benefits Program is on a path to complete collapse, and New Jersey’s gubernatorial hopefuls differ on how to fix it.…