The Rocky Mountain News is rightly skeptical about the “208” Healthcare Commission’s plan to “reform” health care by expanding government control of it. The News writes in an October 28 editorial:
Is the Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Reform going to lay an egg in January, when by law it must offer its recommendations to the legislature?
It’s too early to say, but prospects for the commission’s success dimmed somewhat the other day when the price tag was announced for the panel’s own proposal – we’ll call it Plan Five because the commission will submit four others, too, written by outside groups.
Plan Five’s cost: between $1.4 billion and $2.1 billion a year, according to the Virginia-based Lewin Group.
The News continues to explain why such a hefty tax hike is unlikely in Colorado.
I particularly like the title, “Plan Five.” For some reason, it reminded me of Plan 9 from Outer Space. The comparison is doubly fitting, because the movie is about the goofy plans of extraterrestrials, and the movie is one of the worst ones ever made. But at least it’s funny. Not so with “Plan Five” from the 208 Commission.