By Tsung-Mei Cheng
Milken Institute Review, May 4, 2020
If Americans are somewhat familiar with any single-payer system, it’s the one in Canada. Here, I outline another
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.
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By Tsung-Mei Cheng
Milken Institute Review, May 4, 2020
If Americans are somewhat familiar with any single-payer system, it’s the one in Canada. Here, I outline another
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By Jessie Hellmann
The Hill, May 17, 2020
Governors facing huge budget shortfalls are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, even as millions of unemployed Americans flock to the
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The Lancet, Editorial, May 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1·3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80 684
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By Merrill Goozner
Modern Healthcare, May 14, 2020
Call it the big disconnect. Thousands of healthcare provider groups face financial ruin. Tens of millions of Americans are
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KFF, Press Release, May 13, 2020
Hospitals that in normal times derive most of their revenue from patients with private insurance received more than twice as
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By Paul Shafer Nicole Huberfeld Ezra Golberstein
Health Affairs Blog, May 8, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has led to record numbers of American workers being laid off
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The fragmented US hospital system, made up of private and community hospitals, has made it harder to fight coronavirus.
By Daniel Skinner
Al Jazeera, May 11, 2020
The
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By Anna Wilde Mathews and David Benoit
Morningstar, May 8, 2020
Atul Gawande is in advanced discussions to step down as chief executive and take on a
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By Eagan Kemp, Melinda St. Louis, Taylor Lincoln, and Michael Tanglis
Public Citizen, May 7, 2020
Summary of Findings
The vast majority of the largest health insurers say
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World Federation of Trade Unions, May 6, 2020
The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing 100 million members across the five continents, expresses its deepest concern
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By Claire K. Ankuda, Katherine A. Ornstein, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Evan Bollens-Lund, Diane E. Meier, and Amy S. Kelley
Health Affairs, May 2020
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Medicare Advantage (MA) plans
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By Eve Ottenberg
CounterPunch, April 24, 2020
The elephant in the Covid-19 infected room is Medicare for All. Maybe it really, finally is time for it. With