Up With ExtremismBy Thomas L. FriedmanThe New York Times, January 6, 2016Itās time for a true nonpartisan extremist, one whose platform combines the following:* A
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.
Thomas Friedman endorses single payer
In his opinion piece, Thomas Friedman calls for electing a nonpartisan extremist for president. The first in his recommended list of extremist policy positions is
Jost and Pollackās proposals to strengthen ACA
Key Proposals to Strengthen the Affordable Care ActBy Timothy Stoltzfus Jost and Harold PollackThe Century Foundation, December 15, 2015The ACA undertook from the beginning an
Jost and Pollackās proposals to strengthen ACA
Congress is divided on what to do about our expensive but highly dysfunctional health care system. Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) today
KFF/NYT survey demonstrating the burden of medical debt, even with insurance
The Burden of Medical Debt: Results from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills SurveyPrepared by: Liz Hamel, Mira Norton, Karen Pollitz, Larry Levitt,
KFF/NYT survey demonstrating the burden of medical debt, even with insurance
These excerpts from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills Survey of adults 18 to 64 confirm once again that our multi-payer health insurance
John Geyman: ‘The Human Face of ObamaCare’ and what comes next
The Human Face of ObamaCare: Promises vs. Reality and What Comes NextBy John Geyman, M.D.Copernicus Healthcare, January 1, 2016PrefaceAlthough many had high hopes for ObamaCare,
A final word from David L. Adams, M.D.
Maine Voices: āMedicare for allā system makes so much sense on so many levelsWith lowered costs and universal coverage, single-payer American health care would cure
Michael Marmot: “The Health Gap”
The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal WorldBy Michael MarmotFrom Chapter 1 - The Organisation of MiseryAs Michael Marmot explains so well in "The
Value-based pricing: another medical-industrial con job
Value in Medical CareThe New York Times, Letter, December 22, 2015To the Editor:We applaud expanding reimbursement analysis beyond Medicare data to include commercial insurance.It is
No more SGR, butā¦ here you go!
CMS Quality Measure Development Plan: Supporting the Transition to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) (DRAFT)CMS, December 18, 2015Physicians celebrated
ACA-compliant plans not providing adequate financial protection
How Much Do Marketplace and Other Nongroup Enrollees Spend on Health Care Relative to Their Incomes?By Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan, and Matthew BuettgensUrban Institute,