NU Online News Service, Aug. 18, 3:00 p.m. EDT

The alternative risk transfer industry is eyeing compromise proposals for health care cooperatives as a substitute for the "public option" in health care delivery overhaul legislation, as an opportunity for the industry.

"We are awaiting the details of the proposal, but there would be a great need for actuaries, third-party administrators and other professional help to properly structure the nonprofit co-ops," said Cliff Roberti, director of government relations for the Self Insurance Institute of America (SIIA).

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