Association between the Value-Based Purchasing pay for performance program and patient mortality in US hospitals: observational studyBy Jose F Figueroa, Yusuke Tsugawa, Jie Zheng, E
For more than 20 years, PNHPās 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. McCanneās listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.
Medicareās Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program has not improved mortality outcomes
Pay for performance programs add to the administrative burden of our health care system and contribute to physician burnout, and now we have yet one
Aetna and Anthem shareholders condone secrecy of dark money contributions
Shareholders vote down dark money disclosure at Aetna, AnthemBy Bob HermanModern Healthcare, May 26, 2016Health insurers Aetna and Anthem won't have to tell shareholders how
Aetna and Anthem shareholders condone secrecy of dark money contributions
The shareholders of Aetna and Anthem, by voting down disclosure of dark money contributions, are co-conspirators with the corporate executives in the efforts to prevent
Progress in covering low- and moderate-income populations falters
Americans' Experiences with ACA Marketplace and Medicaid Coverage: Access to Care and SatisfactionBy Sara R. Collins, Munira Gunja, Michelle M. Doty, Sophie BeutelThe Commonwealth Fund,
Progress in covering low- and moderate-income populations falters
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been effective in reducing the numbers of uninsured, particularly amongst low-income adults. Although that is good news, we should
Working families of four now average over $25,000 for health care
Milliman Medical Index: Healthcare costs for a typical American family will exceed $25,000 in 2016 and have tripled since 2001Healthcare costs reach $25,826 for the
Working families of four now average over $25,000 for health care
The Milliman Medical Index (MMI) is the cost of health care for a typical American family of four covered by an average employer-sponsored preferred provider
Here’s what CEOs think of candidates’ healthcare ideas
By Shannon MuchmoreModern Healthcare, May 21, 2016The CEO Power Panel includes 110 top leaders of hospitals, insurance companies, physician groups, trade associations and other not-for-profit
Here’s what CEOs think of candidates’ healthcare ideas
This poll of selected ātop leaders of hospitals, insurance companies, physician groups, trade associations and other not-for-profit advocacy groupsā can give us a rough idea
Woolhandler and Himmelstein respond to Urban Instituteās doubling down on errors
Response to Criticisms of Our Analysis of the Sanders Health Care Reform PlanBy Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Matthew BuettgensUrban Institute, May 18,
Woolhandler and Himmelstein respond to Urban Instituteās doubling down on errors
The media continue to cite the flawed Urban Institute analysis of the costs of single payer while ignoring the actual facts as presented by David