American AmnesiaHow the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America ProsperBy Jacob S. Hacker and Paul PiersonThis book is about an uncomfortable
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.
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Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson: American Amnesia
When you read this exceptional book by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, it becomes clearer why we have such an expensive health care system that
How effective has covering young adults on parents’ insurance been?
Young Adult Insurance Coverage And Out-Of-Pocket Spending: Long-Term PatternsBy Marc L. Berk and Zhengyi FangHealth Affairs, April 2016From the AbstractThe Affordable Care Act appears to
How effective has covering young adults on parents’ insurance been?
Although the provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that allowed individuals up to age 26 to be covered through their parents’ insurance was partially
Fixing consumer-directed health care by making physicians financial counselors
Study Of Physician And Patient Communication Identifies Missed Opportunities To Help Reduce Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket SpendingBy Peter A. Ubel, Cecilia J. Zhang, Ashley Hesson, J. Kelly
Fixing consumer-directed health care by making physicians financial counselors
The theme of this article seems to be that physicians should improve their skills in communicating with patients about their out-of-pocket spending for health care
The Salt Lake Tribune editors make case for Medicare for all
High costs of hepatitis medicine make a good case for universal MedicareEditorialThe Salt Lake Tribune, April 4, 2016Those who continue to argue that there is
The Salt Lake Tribune editors make case for Medicare for all
If there is any good in the fact that drug companies are gouging patients and payers it is that the citizenry may finally awaken to
Anthem and Dignity collude with employers, shafting employees
Anthem Blue Cross, Dignity Health Partner to Improve Health, Lower Employer CostsBusiness Wire, March 31, 2016Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health, one of the largest
Anthem and Dignity collude with employers, shafting employees
In announcing their new program that will “improve health and lower employer costs,” Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health show us once again that by
Oklahoma physician leaders vote to abandon Medicaid patients
Oklahoma State Medical Association urges doctors to mull leaving Medicaid over 25 percent rate cutBy Barbara HoberockTulsa World, April 1, 2016Oklahoma State Medical Association leaders
Oklahoma physician leaders vote to abandon Medicaid patients
One of the flaws in our fragmented, multi-payer system of financing health care is that low-income patients tend to be lumped into the Medicaid program.
