What would Brexit mean for the NHS?By Denis CampbellThe Guardian, June 14, 2016Alongside the economy and immigration, the NHS has emerged as a key battleground
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.
What can we do about high drug prices?
New Directions in Health Care Podcast: Controlling Rising Drug CostsBy Sandy HausmanThe Commonwealth Fund, June 22, 2016As usual, Professor Gerard Anderson is right again. Between
NHS under Brexit, and what it means for the U.S.
There was certainly no uniformity of opinion on what impact Brexit might have on their National Health Service. Now that the results are in, we
What can we do about high drug prices?
As usual, Professor Gerard Anderson is right again. Between patents for brand products and consolidation in the generic market, drug prices are out of control.
Republicans offer only detrimental tweaking to our health care system
A Better Way to Fix Health CareBy Speaker Paul Ryanabetterway.speaker.gov, June 22, 2016Our PrincipleIn a confident America, everyone has access to quality, affordable health care.Our
Republicans offer only detrimental tweaking to our health care system
As their vision states, the House Republicans have organized their previous concepts on health care reform into a single policy paper. It is heavy on
Health care financial insecurity is at a record low, but…
In U.S., Healthcare Insecurity at Record LowBy Jeffrey M. Jones and Nader NekvasilGallup, June 20, 2016The headlines reporting the results of this Gallup survey are
Health care financial insecurity is at a record low, but…
The headlines reporting the results of this Gallup survey are celebrating the decline in health care insecurity (e.g., “Fewer Americans Are Having Trouble Paying Health
Health insurance may drive prices up beyond value
NBER Working Paper 22353: Insurance and the High Prices of PharmaceuticalsBy David Besanko, David Dranove, Craig GarthwaiteNational Bureau of Economic Research, June 2016AbstractAlthough this paper
Health insurance may drive prices up beyond value
Although this paper is quite technical, the conclusions are straightforward. Health insurance makes expensive products and services affordable for patients and thus they will use
Making health care affordable through progressive redistribution
Progressive redistribution without guiltBy Josh BivensEconomic Policy Institute, June 9, 2016What this report finds:Health care costs for the typical working family of four now average
Making health care affordable through progressive redistribution
Health care costs for the typical working family of four now average over $25,000 (2016 Milliman Medical Index). The only way low- and middle-income individuals