Plan to extend medical aid hits New Jersey bump

Audits that found wasteful spending in New Jersey's healthcare programs for the poor are raising questions about whether the state could manage a universtal health-insurance program for residents. The audits found wealthy people enrolled in health programs for the poor, paltry oversight of healthcare programs, and wasteful spending. "If the state can't handle a small health-insurance program, then what confidence can anyone have that it will do a better job when it tries to cover everyone in New Jersey?" asked New Jersey Assemblyman Richard Merkt.