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Coop Care a program of Universal Health Care Action Network of MN Coop Cares cooperative health insurance business model is sponsored byUniversal Health Care Action NetworkMN a communitybased 501 c3 nonprofit. We partner with community members and professionals in strategic planning and development with experience ranging from cooperatives to health insurance. The high cost of health insurance driven by large profitdriven HMOs leaves 250000 Minnesotans uninsured 1000000 underinsured 12000 medically bankrupt and hundreds whose lives are cut short for lack of adequate coverage Institute Of Medicine Report 1999. Minnesota needs an alternative affordable solution.