It is true that very large insurers within the exchanges can use their monopsony power (controlling the market as exclusive buyers) by demanding lower prices
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.
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AHIP response to new rules on essential health benefits
Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation Standards: Ensuring Meaningful, Affordable CoverageHealthCare.gov (HHS)November 20, 2012On November 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services
AHIP response to new rules on essential health benefits
The insurance industry understandably is interested in its own welfare. If that means compromising the adequacy of their plans, then so be it. But does
Uninsured have higher mortality after surgery for brain tumors
Postoperative Mortality After Surgery for Brain Tumors by Patient Insurance Status in the United StatesBy Eric N. Momin, MD; Hadie Adams, MD; Russell T. Shinohara,
Uninsured have higher mortality after surgery for brain tumors
Uninsured patients operated on for brain tumors have a higher in-hospital mortality than do insured patients. Regardless of the reasons why, this study adds to
Primary care physicians' experiences in ten countries; U.S. stands out
A Survey Of Primary Care Doctors In Ten Countries Shows Progress In Use Of Health Information Technology, Less In Other AreasBy Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn,
Primary care physicians’ experiences in ten countries; U.S. stands out
A Survey Of Primary Care Doctors In Ten Countries Shows Progress In Use Of Health Information Technology, Less In Other AreasBy Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn,
Primary care physicians' experiences in ten countries; U.S. stands out
We spend by far the most money per capita on health care. Yet, compared to primary care physicians in other nations, U.S. physicians are by
Divorce and women's risk of health insurance loss
Divorce and Womenās Risk of Health Insurance LossBy Bridget Lavelle and Pamela J. SmockJournal of Health and Social Behavior, November 12, 2012AbstractEveryone should automatically have
Divorce and women’s risk of health insurance loss
Divorce and Womenās Risk of Health Insurance LossBy Bridget Lavelle and Pamela J. SmockJournal of Health and Social Behavior, November 12, 2012AbstractEveryone should automatically have
Why employers’ health benefit cost growth of 4.1% is a fraud
Employers Held Health Benefit Cost Growth to 4.1% in 2012, the Smallest Increase in 15 YearsMercer, November 14, 2012So have the employers finally learned how
Why employers' health benefit cost growth of 4.1% is a fraud
Employers Held Health Benefit Cost Growth to 4.1% in 2012, the Smallest Increase in 15 YearsMercer, November 14, 2012So have the employers finally learned how