James Oliphant’s August 20th Los Angeles Times article Healthcare co-ops emerging as viable alternative reports:

One of the six — Democrat Kent Conrad of North Dakota — is the leading Senate proponent of co-ops. He and others point to cooperatives in Seattle and Minnesota that employ doctors and own their own healthcare facilities, giving them more control over costs and the quality of care. Conrad says that under his plan, the federal government would play no role in managing the co-ops, but would only provide seed money to help them get started.

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