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CEO Kevin Lewis, second from left, leads a tour Thursday of the space in Bates Mill No. 2 his Maine Community Health Options wants to inhabit. MCHO, a new kind of nonprofit health insurer called a co-op, announced plans to set up shop in Lewiston. Founded by the Maine Primary Care Association, a statewide network of nonprofit community health centers, the co-op will be run by and for its customers, or “subscribers.” MCHO has not yet signed a lease for the Bates Mill space and has not yet submitted an application for a state license. It has received a $62.1 million loan from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for startup funding and reserves. MCHO plans to employ 10 people by the end of the year and 25 people by January 2014. If everything goes as organizers hope, MCHO will begin enrolling subscribers Oct. 1, 2013, and its health insurance will activate Jan. 1, 2014.
Tom Platz, left, of Platz Associates talks with Robert Hillman, COO of Maine Community Health Options, on the third floor of Bates Mill No. 2 on Thursday after MCHO announced plans to set up shop in Lewiston. MCHO is a new kind of nonprofit health insurer called a co-op. Founded by the Maine Primary Care Association, a statewide network of nonprofit community health centers, the co-op will be run by and for its customers, or “subscribers.” MCHO has not yet signed a lease for the Bates Mill space and has not yet submitted an application for a state license. It has received a $62.1 million loan from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for startup funding and reserves. MCHO plans to employ 10 people by the end of the year and 25 people by January 2014. If everything goes as organizers hope, MCHO will begin enrolling subscribers Oct. 1, 2013, and its health insurance will activate Jan. 1, 2014.
Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options, speaks during an event at DaVinci’s Eatery in Lewiston on Thursday to announce plans to set up shop in Bates Mill No. 2. MCHO is a new kind of nonprofit health insurer called a co-op. Founded by the Maine Primary Care Association, a statewide network of nonprofit community health centers, the co-op will be run by and for its customers, or “subscribers.” MCHO has not yet signed a lease for the Bates Mill space and has not yet submitted an application for a state license. It has received a $62.1 million loan from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for startup funding and reserves. MCHO plans to employ 10 people by the end of the year and 25 people by January 2014. If everything goes as organizers hope, MCHO will begin enrolling subscribers Oct. 1, 2013, and its health insurance will activate Jan. 1, 2014.
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