Type: Private - Cooperative
On the web: http://www.ghc.org
Employees: 9,461
Employee growth: 1.0%

Group Health Cooperative gives new meaning to the term "consumer-driven health care." The organization is a not-for-profit managed health care group serving more than a half a million residents of Washington and Northern Idaho. Governed by a board elected by its members, the co-op offers health insurance through its Group Health Options and KPS Health Plans subsidiaries, and it also provides medical care at its own facilities. It maintains a partnership with Group Health Permanente, a multispecialty medical group that provides care in those facilities. The co-op also partners with Kaiser Permanente to market its services, share knowledge, and offer reciprocal membership benefits.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $3,196.9M
One year growth: 6.5%

Officers:
President and CEO: Scott Armstrong
EVP and CFO: Richard (Ric) Magnuson
CIO: Ernie Hood

Competitors:
Aetna
CIGNA
Premera Blue Cross

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