Doctors Complain They Will Be Paid Less By Exchange PlansBy Roni Caryn RabinKaiser Health News, November 19, 2013Many doctors are disturbed they will be paid
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.
Obamacare adding to crisis of confidence in government
Majority in U.S. Say Healthcare Not Gov't ResponsibilityBy Joy WilkeGallup, November 18, 2013Poll: Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to
Obamacare is the Trojan horse for what!?
A Conservative Cure for ObamacareBy Paul Howard & Yevgeniy FeymanBloomberg View, November 18, 2013The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is floundering.Conservatives who take satisfaction
The United States is worse in access, affordability and insurance complexity
Access, Affordability, And Insurance Complexity Are Often Worse In The United States Compared To Ten Other CountriesBy Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, David Squires, and Michelle
AHIP statement on consumers keeping their current coverage
AHIP Statement on Consumers Keeping Their Current CoverageAmerica’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), November 14, 2013America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni released
Kip Sullivan on the policy community's compromised work on ACOs
Accountable care organization formation is associated with integrated systems but not high medical spending.By David I. Auerbach, Hangsheng Liu, Peter S. Hussey, Christopher Lau, and
Deloitte’s take on hospital mergers and acquisitions
My Take: The art of becoming big: the dilemma of mergers & acquisitions in health careBy Mitch Morris, MD, Vice Chairman and National Health care
Do MedPAC commissioners understand ACOs?
MedPAC Toys with Asking ACOs to Assume Some RiskBy Kerry YoungThe Commonwealth Fund, November 7, 2013Medicare may need to ask accountable care organizations (ACOs) to
Editorial: Who first said, “You can keep the insurance you have”?
Editorial: Who first said, “You can keep the insurance you have”?By Don McCanneNovember 8, 2013“Liar!” Is that the best lesson that we can learn from
A 5% commitment for Medicaid?
Professionalism and Caring for Medicaid Patients — The 5% Commitment?By Lawrence P. Casalino, M.D., Ph.D.The New England Journal of Medicine, November 7, 2013The expansion of
Geraldo Rivera supports single payer
This article includes videoGeraldo RiveraNovember 1, 2013Geraldo Rivera was quite sincere when, on his radio show, he discussed briefly the serious flaws of Obamacare and then explicitly supported
Exchange plans hide your true financial exposure
Coverage When It CountsHow much protection does health insurance offer and how can consumers know?By Karen Pollitz, Eliza Bangit, Jennifer Libster, Stephanie Lewis, and Nicole