No, Really, It's Not Government-Run! (Bait and Switch)

NOTE: Import distinction between a true co-op and obama-op: In a true co-op the officers are chosen by the members; with obama-op they are chosen by the government (it’s the Chicago Way)

No, Really, It's Not Government-Run!
by Michael D. Tanner
Michael Tanner is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and coauthor of Healthy

Added to cato.org on June 22, 2009
This article appeared on TownHall.com on June 22, 2009.

Faced with rising opposition to a so-called "public option" in health care reform, some Democrats are floating the idea of establishing health insurance "co-operatives" as an alternative. Republicans like Sens. Olympia Snowe (Maine) and Charles Grassley (Iowa), who are desperately devoted to the idea of bipartisan compromise, have pronounced themselves "intrigued" by the idea.

A closer look suggests that the only thing intriguing about the co-op alternative is whether it is a completely meaningless construct or simply camouflage for the "Public Plan" option.

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If a "co-op" is run by the federal government under rules imposed by the federal government with funding provided by the federal government, it's simply government-run health insurance by another name. Opponents of a government takeover of the health care system should not be fooled.

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