CoOportunity Health

CoOportunity Health is an independent, non-profit organization operated and governed by its members. The organization received start-up funding from government loans, all of which must be repaid. How will consumers get on your Board of Directors? As soon as CoOportunity Health begins operation, it will be required to encourage our plan members to consider election to the Board of Directors. The majority of our Board will need to be members that are enrolled in our plans, within two years of operations. We can have a minority of experts on the Board who will lend their expertise in a variety of areas, all of whom must be elected by the members. What are some of biggest tasks ahead for the organization? - CoOportunity Health must begin marketing and enrolling customers no later than October 2013. - The effective date (start date) for insurance coverage must be January 1, 2014, when the Affordable Insurance Exchanges are scheduled to be operational in Iowa and Nebraska. - For the remainder of 2012 and most of 2013, we will be operating in "start-up mode," working to establish key functions and capabilities of the company, including product development, distribution channel strategy, and operational readiness in collaboration with our strategic partners. - CoOportunity Health has contracted with HealthPartners, an established health system, administrator and insurer in Minnesota, to provide operational functions for the company such as membership enrollment and eligibility management, claims administration, customer service, and medical management. - CoOportunity Health has also contracted with Midlands Choice, an established hospital-owned provider network organization, to provide network administration and management capabilities as an underpinning for all health plan offerings. Will CoOportunity Health serve rural areas of Iowa and Nebraska?