Summary: Modern Monetary Theory establishes the principles that can — indeed must — guide the federal government’s spending on essential population needs, like universal health
The McCanne Health Justice Monitor is produced by a team of health policy experts and single-payer champions. For more information, and a complete archive of entries, visit the HJM website. For an archive of Quote of the Day entries from Dr. Don McCanne, click here.
Driving Physician Burnout: Corporate Takeover & Value-Based Care
Summary: A survey of 700 US primary care physicians found burnout much less likely in solo and physician-owned (non-corporate) practices and much more likely with
Texas Bans Nearly All Abortions
Summary: Texas passed a ban on all abortions after 6 weeks, enlisting citizens to enforce it. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court let the law
Reminder from Med Students & Residents: Academic Medical Centers are Mostly AWOL in the Fight Against Racism
Summary: This extensive report card about 26 medical schools found widespread deficiencies in the pursuit of racial justice in training, clinical care, policing, worker relations,
Sutter Medicare Advantage Pays $90 million Due to False Data
Summary: Sutter Health (California) is paying $90 million to settle allegations that it submitted false diagnoses to increase payments to its Medicare Advantage plans. This
More market fiddling, that’s the answer!
Summary: In a JAMA opinion piece, two physicians with homes in the business world propose payment innovations for our multi-payer health care system. Are these
Learning from Costa Rica
Summary: Atul Gawande writes a compelling New Yorker report of how Costa Rica melded medicine and public health to greatly reduce disease and lengthen life.
PhRMA Distorts Public Opinion on Drug Price Negotiation
Summary: The pharmaceuticals trade association ran a big ad claiming that Americans oppose negotiations on drug prices. It is dishonest: only after hearing pharma’s scare
Price Chaos at US Hospitals
Summary: The New York Times found huge price variations reported by hospitals across private insurers, generally far above Medicare prices. This causes inefficiencies, inequities, and financial
The Financialization of “Non-Profit” Health Systems
Health Systems With Largest Private Equity Investments, Modern Healthcare, May 4, 2021
Largest Health System Investors in Hedge Funds, Modern Healthcare, May 4, 2021
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ACOs Fail to Save Medicare Money, Even With Do Overs
Promise vs. Practice: the Actual Financial Performance of Accountable Care Organizations, Journal of General Internal Medicine, August 13, 2021, by James G. Kahn and Kip
Two Decades Into the Quality Improvement Era, Health Care Quality is Falling
Trends in Diabetes Treatment and Control in U.S. Adults, 1999–2018, New England Journal of Medicine, June 10, 2021, by Fang M et al.
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