Information Frictions and Adverse Selection: Policy Interventions in Health Insurance MarketsBy Benjamin R. Handel, Jonathan T. Kolstad, Johannes SpinnewijnThe National Bureau of Economic Research, November
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.
PPOs further erode benefits by cutting back on out-of-network coverage
This year’s model: PPOs in 2016 offer less out-of-network coverageBy Katherine Hempstead, PhDRobert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 3, 2015After a few decades of experiencing insurance
Edward Kleinbard provides a primer on tax and spending that the politicians need to read
We Are Better Than ThisHow Government Should Spend Our MoneyBy Edward D. KleinbardThis book is a particularly valuable resource during this political season. As one
Senate investigation exposes Gilead’s greed while KFF report shows Part D impact
Wyden-Grassley Sovaldi Investigation Finds Revenue-Driven Pricing Strategy Behind $84,000 Hepatitis Drug18-Month Investigation Reveals a Pricing and Marketing Strategy Designed to Maximize Revenue with Little Concern
STAT-Harvard poll shows OUTRAGE over drug pricing
STAT-Harvard poll: Dismayed by drug prices, public supports Democrats’ ideasBy David NatherSTAT, December 1, 2015Most Americans believe that the prices of brand-name prescription drugs have
Increasing instability in health care is inevitable under Obamacare
Instability in Marketplaces Draws Concern on Both Sides of Health LawBy Robert Pear and Abby GoodnoughThe New York Times, November 27, 2015The latest turmoil in
Poll suggests public opinion movement in the right direction
In U.S., 51% Say Government Should Ensure Healthcare CoverageBy Justin McCarthyGallup, November 23, 2015Regarding views toward health care reform, there is a suggestion in these
Beware the AHIP/PhRMA conspiracy
Drug makers and insurers, longtime rivals, eye an alliance on pricesBy Dylan ScottSTAT, November 24, 2015With rising drug prices such a hot topic here, drug
How would hepatitis C patients fare under single payer?
Cost-effectiveness of Early Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 by Stage of Liver Fibrosis in a US Treatment-Naive PopulationBy Harinder S. Chahal, PharmD, MSc;
The Commonwealth Fund demonstrates again that ‘Affordable Care Act’ is a misnomer
How High Is America’s Health Care Cost Burden?By Sara R. Collins, Munira Gunja, Michelle M. Doty, Sophie BeutelThe Commonwealth Fund, November 20, 2015Toplines* Health care
ACA designed by and for the insurers, and yet they may walk
UnitedHealth May Quit Obamacare in Blow to Health LawBy Zachary TracerBloombergBusiness, November 19, 2015The biggest U.S. health insurer is considering pulling out of Obamacare as
Why is Aetna designing plans for diabetics?
New Health Plans Offer Discounts For Diabetes CareBy Michelle AndrewsKaiser Health News, November 17, 2015Talk about targeted. Consumers scrolling through the health plan options on