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Health co-ops have checkered history

Source: Bradenton Herald

Washington : DC : USA | 3 months ago

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The Obama administration has signaled that it might accept health care cooperatives instead of a government-run health insurance program to compete with private insurers. Interest groups disagree on whether such co-ops would have enough negotiating clout to help consumers without threatening...

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Briefing heats up over healthcare options

News Source: United Press International | 3 months ago

President Barack Obama hasn't changed his position on a public option in U.S. healthcare reform, spokesman Robert Gibbs said during a testy briefing Tuesday. Obama has consistently said a public option is preferable, and he has said his goals were to...
Democrat rift threatens to doom Barack Obama's healthcare reforms

News Source: Times Online | 3 months ago

After weeks of fierce protests against his plans to reform the US healthcare system, President Obama faced revolt inside his own party yesterday amid accusations that he was surrendering to its vociferous opponents. The powerful liberal wing on...
Gibbs: Obama’s Position ‘Unchanged’ on Public Option

News Source: Truthdig | 3 months ago

Although the news wires buzzed on Monday with reports that President Obama had changed his tune when it came to pushing for the government to make a public health care option available to give private insurance companies some additional competition,...
Health care co-ops better than a public option?

News Source: CNN | 3 months ago

You have to go out there, you have to contract with hospitals, doctors, other providers of care. Well, the private insurers have their networks in place, and they often have what they call 'most favored nations' clauses, which provide that a provider...
Liberals push for public health insurance plan

News Source: The Tribune | 3 months ago

The Congressional Progressive Caucus, made up of more than 80 liberal House members, wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius expressing opposition to her weekend comments suggesting a public option was not essential to a health...
Capitol Report: Taking a closer look at health-care co-ops

News Source: MarketWatch | 3 months ago

Health-care cooperatives took a more prominent place at the negotiating table this week as the White House signaled it may accept them in place of a public health-insurance option. But would co-ops realistically be able to compete with the giant...