CMA Urges Congress to Support the First California CO-OP Application to HHS

The Pacific Cooperative for Health (PCH), a non-profit entity sponsored by the Inland Empire Foundation for Medical Care in cooperation with the Riverside County Medical Association and the San Bernardino County Medical Society recently applied to be the first Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) in California’s Health Insurance Exchange under the ACA.  CMA believes PCH will provide consumers with a unique insurance choice devoted to the best interests of patients.   Moreover, it will be important for California, one of the first states to implement an Exchange under the ACA, to include a CO-OP option for patients.