Health care financing is a fundamental ethical issue, thus it is very appropriate that Ed Weisbart's article on single payer be published in the AMA's
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.
What does the election mean for health care reform?
Although it seems like this might be a time to kick back and wait until the political climate improves, nothing could be further from the
What does the election mean for health care reform?
Yes, Obama Won a MandateBy Jonathan CohnThe New Republic, November 7, 2012I’ve waited more than two years to write this sentence: The Affordable Care Act
Employers gradually bailing out on employee coverage
Health-Care Law Spurs a Shift to Part-Time WorkersBy Julie Jargon, Louise Radnofsky and Alexandra BerzonThe Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2012Some low-wage employers are moving
Employers gradually bailing out on employee coverage
As we have stated several times before, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to encourage the perpetuation of employer-sponsored health plans which currently provide
UnitedHealth takes over risk adjustment function from government
One of the many reasons that we don't want private health insurers to manage our health care funds is that they have mastered gaming health
UnitedHealth takes over risk adjustment function from government
Conflict-of-interest concerns raised as Obama races to implement health reformBy Alexander BoltonThe Hill, November 3, 2012The Obama administration is relying heavily on outside contractors to
Dr. Mitchiner explains single payer to his emergency medicine colleagues, and to all of us
It's Time for Single-PayerBy James C. Mitchiner, MD, MPH, American College of Emergency PhysiciansACEP News, August 7, 2012"You can always trust the Americans to do
Dr. Mitchiner explains single payer to his emergency medicine colleagues, and to all of us
Single payer is not on the table in next week's presidential election. It should be. This article explains why.
Baicker: The insurance value of Medicare
The Insurance Value of MedicareBy Katherine Baicker, Ph.D., and Helen Levy, Ph.D.The New England Journal of Medicine, October 31, 2012Although cost sharing is a topic
Baicker: The insurance value of Medicare
Although cost sharing is a topic that we have covered before, Katherine Baicker, coauthor of this NEJM article, is very influential in the policy arena,
Privately-run NHS hospital racks up £4.1m loss
Fury as first privately run NHS hospital racks up £4.1m lossBy Nick DormanPeople.co.uk, October 28, 2012Bosses at Britain’s first privately-run NHS hospital have asked for