Healthcare cooperatives

The United Nations Assembly (UN) recognises the important role that cooperatives may play in extending access to healthcare and it recommends governments to support this sustainable business model that directly contributes to universal healthcare cover. For this reason, the UN has decided to include a motion on the agenda related to the role of the cooperatives in social development, where it emphasises how for over almost two centuries this business model has been participating in healthcare provision using very diverse methods. The document mentions the Fundación Espriu as “a strategic alliance of cooperatives formed by professionals and users that manage hospitals, insurance companies and a network of complementary companies.”