One of the major gripes about the Affordable Care Act--Obamacare--is that it does not include a public option, a Medicare-style single-payer element.
Many of the people who like the concept of single-payer health care do not like the concept of for-profit insurance companies.
There are non-profit insurance co-ops out there, including Health Republic Insurance.
Health Republic is one of two co-ops in Oregon; few states have two, and California has none.
Health Republic CEO Dawn Bonder joins us.
