The Future of Public HealthBy Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.The New England Journal of Medicine, October 29, 2015The Role of GovernmentA century ago life expectancy
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.
Many find that high deductibles make their ACA plans all but useless
Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance All but UselessBy Robert PearThe New York Times, November 14, 2015Obama administration officials, urging people to
Medicaid improves access and chronic disease control
Medicaid coverage improves access to health care and chronic disease control: American Journal of Public Health studyPhysicians for a National Health Program, November 12, 2015Low-income
Would patients targeted by ACA prefer single payer?
Support for National Health Insurance Seven Years Into Massachusetts Healthcare Reform: Views of Populations Targeted by the ReformBy Sonali Saluja, Leah Zallman, Rachel Nardin, David
Tyler Cowan: Obamacare not as egalitarian as it appears
Obamacare Not as Egalitarian as It AppearsBy Tyler CowenThe New York Times, November 6, 2015The Affordable Care Act has generated an enormous amount of partisan
OECD: Health at a Glance 2015
Health at a Glance 2015OECD IndicatorsOECDThis 2015 edition of Health at a Glance ā OECD Indicators presents the most recent comparable data on key indicators
Cancer care access and outcomes worse for Medi-Cal patients
Statewide cancer report finds significant disparities in outcomes, quality of care by insurerUC Davis Health System, November 5, 2015A new report by the UC Davis
Can the out-of-network problem be repaired with patches?
Marketplace Plans Covering Out-Of-Network Care Harder To FindBy Michelle AndrewsKaiser Health News, November 6, 2015Health plans that offer coverage of doctors and hospitals outside the
Higher spending is associated with fewer malpractice claims
Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational studyBy Anupam B Jena, Lena Schoemaker, Jay Bhattacharya, Seth A SeaburyBMJ, November 4, 2015ConclusionsMuch has been
CMS reneges on mandated 0.5% Medicare rate increase
Physicians Decry Broken Promise of Medicare Raise in 2016By Robert LowesMedscape Medical News, November 3, 2015The law that repealed Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula
High midlife mortality in US white, non-Hispanics
Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st centuryBy Anne Case and Angus DeatonProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
The ACA insurance exchange model has failed
Obamacare Premiums Climb, But Insurers Struggle for ProfitBy Zachary TracerBloomberg Business, October 30, 2015Many people shopping for health coverage this weekend on the websites created