Health insurance debate turns to issue of co-ops (USA Today)

After 30 years of punishing caseloads and never-ending stacks of paperwork, Harry Shriver was getting ready to hang up his doctor’s coat and retire when he tried something new. Shriver’s practice, part of a health care cooperative in Washington state, launched a program that allowed him to cut his appointments from 24 to 12 a day, leaving him more time for each patient. He also now handles …