S.1188 -- Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013113th Congress, First SessionThe Library of CongressTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
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.
Union leaders: Taft-Hartley plans at risk under ACA
Union Letter: Obamacare Will āDestroy The Very Health and Wellbeingā of WorkersBy Tom GaraThe Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2013The leaders of three major U.S.
Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations disappoint
Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations succeed in improving care, lowering costsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, July 16, 2013The Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were already
Tempering P4P expectations
An Examination of Pay-for-Performance in General Practice in AustraliaBy Jessica Greene Ph.D.Health Services Research (HSR), August 2013This study examines the impact of Australia's pay-for-performance (P4P)
Insurers will continue to skirt regulations
Insurers Seek Right Balance of Risk, RewardBy Anna Wilde MathewsThe Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2013In the insurance business, some customers are more desirable than
What is best health care coverage for part-time workers?
Wegmans cuts health benefits for part-time workersBy Samantha Maziarz ChristmannThe Buffalo News, July 10, 2013Et tu, Wegmans?The Rochester-based grocer that has been continually lauded
The State of US Health: Older but Sicker
The State of US Health, 1990-2010By US Burden of Disease CollaboratorsJAMA, July 10, 2013ObjectivesTo measure the burden of diseases, injuries, and leading risk factors in
How States Can Get Close to a Single-Payer System
Public Citizen Releases Road Map for States to Achieve Unified, Universal Health Care; Distributes to State Lawmakers Throughout U.S.Public Citizen, July 10, 2013WASHINGTON, D.C. ā
First do no financial harm
First, Do No (Financial) HarmBy Christopher Moriates, MD; Neel T. Shah, MD, MPP; Vineet M. Arora, MD, MAPPJAMA, July 8, 2013In these days of outrageous
Insurers game risk against each other
Do Insurers Risk-Select Against Each Other? Evidence from Medicaid and Implications for Health ReformBy Ilyana Kuziemko, Katherine Meckel and Maya Rossin-SlaterNational Bureau of Economic Research,
Increased risk of death among uninsured neonates
Increased Risk of Death among Uninsured NeonatesBy Frank H. Morriss JrHealth Services Research (HSR), August 2013AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the contribution of health insurance status to the
Transferring patients to Medicaid managed care
Transitioning Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs to Medicaid Managed Care: Insights from CaliforniaThe Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, June 2013Although transferring patients to