Rep. Issa, who is chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is seeking information on how participants were reviewed and accepted to participate in the CO-OP program, which will create competition for traditional health plans.
The PPACA created a $3.4 billion federal loan program for CO-OPs, and Republicans say that money may never be repaid because of some applicants’ financial troubles.
Rep. Issa has also sought documents from 13 of the program’s 24 participants: Freelancers Union CO-OPs of New York, New Jersey and Oregon; Hospitality Health; CoOportunity Health; Louisiana Health Cooperative; Kentucky Health Cooperative; Maine Community Health Options; Land of Lincoln Health; Evergreen Health Cooperative; Montana Health Cooperative; HealthyCT; and Vermont Health CO-OP.
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