HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law.
The administration said the new nonprofit health insurers will be run by their customers and will be designed to offer coverage to individuals and small businesses. Supporters say the co-ops will keep pressure on private insurance companies for both price and coverage.
Critics, led by House Republicans who voted last year to repeal the health care law, immediately questioned the administration's decision. The House Ways and Means Committee called the loans a political reward to a friendly constituency.
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