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TRIGGERED A public plan would kick in at a future date if private insurers did not sufficiently expand coverage and lower costs to certain mandated levels.
CO-OPS State or regional consumer-owned and -operated health cooperatives would provide coverage and collect premiums.
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Sources: Number of uninsured: CDC, 2006 data; poll data: ABC News/Washington Post, June 18-21, 2009; potential enrollees to a public plan: the Lewin Group, April 2009; insurance-company market share: National Association of Insurance Commissioners