When the fiscal cliff deal was signed, it included a provision killing off loans to nonprofit health providers:
When Congress struck a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, it also dealt a quiet blow to President Obama’s health overhaul: The new law killed a multibillion-dollar program meant to boost health insurance competition by funding nonprofit health plans.
The decision to end funding for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans has left as many as 40 start-ups vying for federal dollars in limbo. Some are considering legal action against the Obama administration, after many spent upwards of $100,000 preparing their applications.
I love how this is framed as being bad for competition. More to the point, nonprofit providers have far less overhead, so this was also likely to reduce long term costs, just as single payer would.