At least 10 organizers of "CO-OP" plans have received some or all of the state regulator approvals they need to open the plans for business.

CO-OP organizers have received state permission to go into business in some states that have been hostile toward the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchange program, as well as some states that have welcomed the program.

John Morrison, president of the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs, said in a statement that he is hoping good results in the 24 states with funded CO-OPs will help the CO-OP concept spread to the rest of the country.

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Allison Bell

Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.