The flaws of the current health care system and many and the solutions are complex
The most reliable source of information is the website of Physicians for a National Health Plan
Legislation is working its way through congress. A recent update can be found in Health Affairs
The New York State legislature is entertaining a serious proposal championed by Richard Gottfried
Comments on the Affordable Care Act:
I was privileged to serve as Medical Director for two health plans created under the Affordable Care Act: Health Republic Insurance of New York, and Health Republic Insurance of New Jersey. Formed as Community Owned and Operated Health Plans (COOP), they represented two of the 23 COOPs designed to increase competition. The majority of these COOPs failed due to the withdrawal of federal funding at the end of the first year. Notwithstanding the many challenges of the New York and New Jersey COOPs, these plans would have succeeded if that funding were available.
Supreme Court Rules for Insurers in $12 Billion Obamacare Case - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
COOPs the Underdog in the US Health Care Marketplace
Health Affairs Policy Brief on COOPs
Nonprofit Health Plans: Designed to compete for the public good October 2014
Health Republic Insurance of New Jersey 2013 and 2015
Tough Going for Health COOPs September 2015
Why Are many COOPs failing? Commonwealth Fund December 2015
Crain's report on Health Republic Insurance of New York, April 2016
What happened to the State Health Insurance COOPs? November 2016 update
Is Obamacare Succeeding in New York? Crain's October 2016
Health Republic's big deficit means hospitals likely out millions, Politico November 2016
Administrative, network costs doomed New York City health plan startups