It now seems very likely that the states won’t pass Kevin Rudd’s health reform policy at the upcoming health summit. Victorian Premier John Brumby doesn’t love Rudd’s plan to take over the running of the hospitals from states without any extra money, so he’s suggested his own 32-page health policy.

Is Brumby just trying to show Canberra up or are his objections to Rudd’s plan valid?

Here’s what the pundits think:

The Age

Paul Austin: A case of anything-you-can-do …

Call it the Cocky Victorians syndrome.

The Australian

Dennis Shanahan: Leader exposes the flaws in Rudd’s revolution

Brumby’s assessment is devastating factually and politically.

Adam Cresswell: Self-interest rules in Premier’s plan

What else can you say about a proposal that is riddled with dubious claims, shares all the weaknesses of the Rudd plan but few if any of its strengths, and puts naked state self-interest ahead of the need for a proper rejig of the system?

The Daily Telegraph

Tony Abbott: Rudd’s hospital debacle goes from bad to worse

The Victorian system is not perfect but, on nearly all assessments, works much better than the systems north of the Murray.