Another Rudd pre-election promise to fix something has turned to dust;

HEALTH Minister Nicola Roxon has effectively ruled out the Government's election threat to take over the state hospital systems to rectify poor performances.

Kevin Rudd warned before the 2007 election that if the Commonwealth and states had not begun putting in place a health reform plan by mid-2009, a Labor government would propose that the Commonwealth assume full funding responsibility for public hospitals.

but at least the blame game has stopped, what a relief;

While there were some positive signs, Ms Roxon said it did not mean that all parts of the public system were fixed.

The Government would examine the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission's recommendations due at the end of June, before deciding on the plan ahead.

The Government had always made it clear its preference was to work with the states rather than have a takeover, Ms Roxon said.

Same crap State Labor Health service, only now there is no federal government to take them to task.