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DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs is hosting its 3(rd) annual conference this week in Dallas, Texas. Over 225 individuals associated with the CO-OP movement, ranging from CO-OP developers, CO-OP employees, vendors, health policy experts, and health reform advocates are gathered to discuss the most important issues facing health insurance CO-OPs and the health reform movement at large. Notable speakers and participants include CCIIO...
Americans have been scrambling for more information about health insurance since President Barack Obama announced his plan for massive healthcare reform. A new study by InsuranceProviders.com finds health insurance cooperatives (co-ops) could provide a resolve between the largely divided American people. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 03, 2012 With the monumental passing of President Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill in Congress, a new study by InsuranceProviders.com finds health insurance...
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The National Alliance of State Health Cooperatives (NASHCO) hosted its second annual conference at the Sphinx Club Ballroom in Washington, DC, bringing together nearly 150 health care experts, HHS officials, Congressional and White House staff, and representatives from recently-funded CO-OPs across the country. At least 27 CO-OP development groups from 32 states were in attendance at the conference. Last month, seven health care...
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance of State Health Cooperatives (NASHCO) applauded today's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement that $638,677,300 is being invested by the agency in seven health cooperatives serving eight different states. This is the initial round of federal loans to support these innovative cooperatives, which were established in Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act. Several more funding announcements...
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its proposed rules for health CO-OPs on Monday as the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs held its inaugural conference in Washington, D.C. Center for Consumer Information and Insurance (CCIO) Director Steve Larsen announced the publication of the rules at the NASHCO Conference and HHS officials answered questions from prospective CO-OP developers. In addition to HHS officials,...
HELENA, Mont., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance of State Health Cooperatives (NASHCO) today announced it will launch a private-sector healthcare cooperative and sponsor a conference in Washington, D.C. with leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The HHS officials participating in the July conference oversee the development of state health cooperatives, as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). NASHCO chair John Morrison said there is...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the debate over health care reform has escalated, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives have been touted as an alternative to a government-run health insurance option. Group health cooperatives have long been a part of the American health care landscape. What do we know about how they work? Can they achieve the important objectives of health care reform by increasing choice and competition and controlling costs of health care services?...
CHICAGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson today said that a public insurance option is absolutely critical to achieve the dual goals of containing costs and expanding access to quality care in health care reform for all Americans. Jackson said that health care cooperatives are not a viable substitute for giving people the opportunity to choose a national public plan that competes with the private insurance industry because cooperatives would...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The health insurance purchasing co-ops proposed by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and a number of Senate conservatives have been tested and largely failed throughout the United States. History shows they would not have the market clout to leverage discounts and good policy choices with health insurers. Such co-ops could even become a path to gutting state consumer protection laws, according to the non-partisan Consumer Watchdog. Download...
WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Any national health reform compromise that allows states to adopt ineffective health care "co-ops" should also allow states to adopt highly effective single-payer systems, according to Consumer Watchdog. According to Politico.com, the new version of the House health care reform legislation developed by the Energy and Commerce Committee will include a provision allowing states to create co-ops for residents to buy private insurance. "If...
