American Workers on an Uphill Road with Consumer-Driven Health CareAflac2013 Aflac WorkForces Report, April 24, 2013 New Aflac survey reveals employees are not prepared for increased
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.
Is the slowdown in health care spending good news?
We still have a health-care spending problemBy Drew Altman and Larry LevittThe Washington Post, April 21, 2013We are now experiencing the slowest growth in health-care
Businessman Allan Tweddle responds to Uwe Reinhardt on "one size fits all"
Allan Tweddle responds to Uwe Reinhardt on "one size fits all"(Quote of the Day for April 16, 2013 https://pnhp.org/news/2013/april/uwe-reinhardt-on-one-size-fits-all):I am no expert, just a Canadian
Uwe Reinhardt on "one size fits all"
Author InterviewJAMA, April 16, 2013"It is just unbelievable what an administrative nightmare the Affordable Care Act has become."
Greece's crucial lessons on austerity and health
Economic Crisis, Restrictive Policies, and the Populationās Health and Health Care: The Greek CaseBy Elias Kondilis, MD, PhD, Stathis Giannakopoulos, MD, PhD, Magda Gavana, MD,
Public and private payment of hospital complications
Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital FinancesBy Sunil Eappen, MD; Bennett H. Lane, MS; Barry Rosenberg, MD, MBA; Stuart A. Lipsitz, ScD; David
Fox News: Obamacare takes food off the table
Nation's biggest movie theater chain cuts workweek, blaming ObamaCareBy Perry ChiaramonteFoxNews.com, April 15, 2013The nation's largest movie theater chain has cut the hours of thousands
U.S. cancer drug policy is scandalous
Compared To US Practice, Evidence-Based Reviews In Europe Appear To Lead To Lower Prices For Some DrugsBy Joshua Cohen, Ashley Malins and Zainab ShahpurwalaHealth Affairs,
Stanford Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer on Administrative Waste
The Reason Health Care Is So Expensive: Insurance CompaniesBy Jeffrey PfefferBloomberg Businessweek, April 10, 2013As Congressional budget battles heat upāor roll along, depending on your
Physician awarded damages for being excluded from insurer's network
L.A. jury sides with doctor in Anthem Blue Cross caseBy Chad TerhuneLos Angeles Times, April 10, 2013In a rare case, a Los Angeles jury awarded
Online brokers want a cut of the action
In Obamacare, online insurance brokers see potential windfallBy Sarah KliffThe Washington Post, April 8, 2013Online insurance brokers see a potential windfall when the federal government
Other nations' lessons on cost containment
Health Care Cost Containment Strategies Used In Four Other High-Income Countries Hold Lessons For The United StatesBy Mark Stabile, Sarah Thomson, Sara Allin, SeƔn Boyle,