Celebrations of the success of the Affordable Care Act have to be tempered by the knowledge that it leaves too many uninsured, that health care
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 adequacy of insurance coverage is under threat
Obamacare's Other Success, Under ThreatBy Editorial BoardBloomberg View, July 20, 2016Obamacare has made great strides toward its signature goal: to reduce the number of Americans
What does the 13% average Covered California premium increase mean for the rest of us?
Covered California Health Plan Rates To Jump 13.2 Percent In 2017By Chad Terhune and Pauline BartoloneKaiser Health News, July 19, 2016California’s Obamacare premiums will jump
What does the 13% average Covered California premium increase mean for the rest of us?
California has been a leader in establishing and implementing the health insurance exchanges authorized by the Affordable Care Act. Although they did hold down premium
Republican and Democratic platforms on health care
2016 Republican PlatformRestoring Patient Control and Preserving Quality in HealthcarePolitical party platforms are typically loaded with rhetoric designed to fire up the political base, and,
Republican and Democratic platforms on health care
Political party platforms are typically loaded with rhetoric designed to fire up the political base, and, as such, are often not taken seriously. But piercing
NHS privatization – lessons for the U.S.
NHS – on life supportBy Alex Scott-SamuelPolitics of Health Group POHG Blog, July 17, 2016I want to give a broad political overview of what’s happening
NHS privatization – lessons for the U.S.
The phased privatization of England’s National Health Service is taking a toll in undermining “the cohesive public ethos of the NHS.” This brief description by
Physicians are not familiar with the MACRA reforms, nor the ensuing pain
Physicians celebrated the passage of MACRA because it brought the end to the despised SGR method of making adjustments to Medicare payment rates. The legislation
Physicians are not familiar with the MACRA reforms, nor the ensuing pain
Holy MACRA! Half of docs have never heard of Medicare payment reformBy Dave BarkholzModern Healthcare, July 14, 2016Half of non-pediatric physicians have never heard of
Projected national health expenditures
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2015–25: Economy, Prices, And Aging Expected To Shape Spending And EnrollmentBy Sean P. Keehan, John A. Poisal, Gigi A. Cuckler, Andrea
Projected national health expenditures
The Great Recession has contributed to slowing of the growth in health care spending in recent years, but the future changes are predicted to be