Although elections can be unpredictable, this time we can make a couple of predictions that are a near certainty. Donald Trump will not be able
For more than 20 years, PNHP’s Senior Health Policy Fellow Don McCanne, M.D. wrote a daily health policy update, taking an excerpt or quote from a health care news story or analysis and commenting on its significance to the single-payer movement.
PNHP has archived Dr. McCanne’s listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.
The 3Rs have failed to stabilize the exchanges
Struggling To Stabilize: 3Rs Litigation And The Future Of The ACA ExchangesBy Mike Adelberg and Nicholas BagleyHealth Affairs Blog, August 1, 2016The 3Rs - reinsurance,
The 3Rs have failed to stabilize the exchanges
The 3Rs - reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment - were designed to stabilize the ACA insurance exchanges, but we’re seeing market instability instead. Next
Tory plans for NHS privatization revealed
Tory plans for NHS privatisation released during parliamentary recessBy Alex Scott-SamuelThe BMJ, August 5, 2016July 2016 saw the very quiet publication of two key documents
Tory plans for NHS privatization revealed
We’ve been concerned for some time about the privatization of England’s National Health Service. The process is now underway. The Tory government is threatening the
Should we require providers to accept Medicaid?
California’s Public Hospitals Face New Medi-Cal MandateBy Pauline BartoloneCalifornia Healthline, August 4, 2016Public hospitals in California will be required to contract with at least one
Should we require providers to accept Medicaid?
One of the great successes of the Affordable Care Act is the expansion of Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals. But how do you define success?
Proliferation of for-profit, freestanding emergency departments
Where Do Freestanding Emergency Departments Choose to Locate? A National Inventory and Geographic Analysis in Three StatesBy Jeremiah D. Schuur, Olesya Baker, Jaclyn Freshman, Michael
Proliferation of for-profit, freestanding emergency departments
Physicians for a National Health Program not only supports coverage of all essential health benefits for everyone, but we also support regional planning and separate
Insurer exclusions put women at risk
Women's Health Coverage Since the ACA: Improvements for Most, But Insurer Exclusions Put Many at RiskBy Dania Palanker (National Women’s Law Center) and Karen DavenportThe
Insurer exclusions put women at risk
The Affordable Care Act included provisions to prohibit discrimination against women in health insurance plans. However it is in the DNA of private insurers to
Don’t forget the underinsured
High Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending among the Poor and Elderly in Nine Developed CountriesBy Katherine BairdHSR, August 2016Underinsurance - excessive out-of-pocket expenses for health care -