The $50 Billion 'Ohio (Universal) Health Care Plan,' and What It Implies about Hillarycare II

Published: September 20, 2007, 8:04 pm

Tags: 2008 presidential, campaigns amp amp elections, economy, health care, health insurance, socialized medicine, taxes, universal health care, hillary clinton, ohio, regional media

This story about Ohio has nationwide application. That's because Ohio's media have been awfully quiet about the tax increases that will be necessary if the Buckeye State's version of "universal health care" comes to pass. The bill was introduced on April 25, according to this Ohio Legislative Services Commission bill analysis, and has flown under the radar ever since. I expect that national Old Media scrutiny of the Second Coming of Hillarycare will also be minimal. My interest in the so-called "Ohio Health Care Plan" was perked when I heard an ad from the Ohio Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) claiming that the plan would cost Ohio taxpayers $50 billion. $50 billion. With a "b." In one state. That's over $4,400 for every man, woman, and child in Ohio, or over $17,000 for a family of four. A separate fiscal analysis by the Legislative Services Commission is pending, so I thought that the NFIB might be engaging in a bit of

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