Non-Group Health Insurance: Many Insured Americans with High Out-of-Pocket Costs Forgo Needed Health CareFamilies USA, May 2015Our study examined adults who bought private health insurance
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.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan fraudulently collected hidden administrative fees
Court case shows how health insurers rip off you and your employerBy Wendell PotterThe Center for Public Integrity, May 11, 2015It turns out that one
New evidence that individuals do not make sensible health insurance decisions
Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions? Evidence from a Menu with Dominated OptionsBy Saurabh Bhargava, George Loewenstein, and Justin SydnorNational Bureau of Economic Research,
Doctors Without Borders: TPP a threat to global health
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Threat To Global Health?By Deane Marchbein, President of the Doctors Without Borders USA Board of DirectorsHealth Affairs Blog, May 8, 2015Lost
Will we allow our police and firefighters to lose their retiree health benefits?
San Bernardino to slash retiree health care in bankruptcy planBy Tim ReidReuters, May 7, 2015The southern California city of San Bernardino has proposed virtually eliminating
What does NDP’s landslide victory in Alberta say about single payer?
Alberta's health care system needs new prescription, NDP leader Rachel Notley tells Calgary crowdBy Dave DormerCalgary Sun, April 29, 2015Restoring a $1 billion cut to
Gilead and the hedge fund managers
Activists Target Hedge Fund Managers Cashing In on Predatory Drug Pricing Schemes from Gilead SciencesVocal New York, May 5, 2015Last week in a Quote of
HHS moving forward with Pioneer ACO model
Affordable Care Act payment model saves more than $384 million in two years, meets criteria for first-ever expansionHHS.gov, May 4, 2015Although most reports about the
ACA exchanges and private insurance brokers struggle financially
Almost half of Obamacare exchanges face financial struggles in the futureBy Lena H. Sun and Niraj ChokshiThe Washington Post, May 1, 2015Nearly half of the
The Florida House Speaker’s opposition to Medicaid
Florida House Goes Home Early Over Medicaid ImpasseBy Lynn Hatter, WFSUKaiser Health News, April 29, 2015The Florida House – at odds with the state Senate
The BlueCross BlueShield Association is privatizing Medicare
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies to Launch Retiree Health Insurance ExchangeBlueCross BlueShield Association, April 24, 2015Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies will launch
CMS passively rejects any government role in reducing Part D drug costs
Medicaid Rebates for Brand-Name Drugs Exceeded Part D Rebates by a Substantial MarginDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, April 2015ConclusionPatient advocates