RALEIGH --
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan says she is willing to consider health care co-ops as an alternative to a government-backed insurance option. In an interview Thursday, she said she supports the current plan to provide a government alternative to private insurance. Hagan said co-ops may have benefits. Republican Senator Richard Burr also said he would consider a co-op plan. Burr has been vocal about his opposition to more government involvement in health care.
Both of the senators say they haven't seen any specific proposals on what the co-op plans would look like. Insurance co-ops are generally designed as nonprofit, member-run systems for providing insurance.
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