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Group Health of Seattle's experience undermines co-op argument
While some federal legislators are pointing to healthcare co-ops as a means of expanding healthcare coverage to more Americans, the experience of Seattle's Group Health Cooperative suggests that this... Read more...
Could a co-op be a legitimate option?
As talk of a public option for healthcare appears to be dying down, cries for a co-op, once again, are getting louder. Back in June, we wrote about Sen. Kent Conrad's (D-ND) plan to essentially... Read more...
Senate GOP members push health co-op rather than public-option health plan
It seems that the so-called "public option" may be the issue that does the most to try to get the patients of both parties engaged in the health reform debate. While Democrats in the Senate are... Read more...
AMA opposes government-backed healthcare
Add the American Medical Association to the list of those who oppose government-backed healthcare. The organization said it "strongly opposes" such an idea, as well as the possibility of allowing... Read more...
Tweaks could help GOP accept 'co-op' health plan
Even though there are some lingering concerns, Congressional Republicans and Democrats may finally have found some common ground when it comes to healthcare, according to Modern Healthcare. Sen. Kent... Read more...
Sens. ask GAO to find local best practices
Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have asked the Government Accountability Office to find best practices used by states and other countries, as well as individual hospitals,... Read more...
