"Tells the story of a grioup of Maryland-based public health profesionals who launched the Evergreen Health Cooperative, only to discover that the ACA provision encouraging co-ops was a 'plastic plant'--a piece of legislation created for optics but never intended to be functional."--Back cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Creating Evergreen -- A rocky start -- Gaining experience -- The obstacles pile up -- Improving fortune -- Evergreen fights back -- Preparing to go to court -- Evergreen Health Cooperative v. United States of America -- The pursuit of investors begins -- Staying alive -- Riding a roller coaster -- Ten frenzied days -- Finale.
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