Reply #2: Instead of an 'insurance cooperative' how about a 'medical coop'?

[denverbill]

'Company doctors' used to be pretty common. They would get a bad rap sometimes because since they were agents of the employer, they tended to treat everyone as healthy.

Some people don't like the idea, but I think it would be great to have a doctor right at the workplace. You wouldn't have to spend time waiting for appointments, driving to and from them, etc. Plus, the doctor at the workplace would be more likely to send you home if you were contagious since there would be incentive to keep overall illness rates down.