The Arkansas InnovationBy Ezekiel J. EmanuelThe New York Times, September 5, 2012(Arkansas) is moving toward ending āfee-for-serviceā payments, in which each procedure a patient undergoes
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.
How many "bundles" do we need in health care?
What a simple idea. Instead of paying a fee for each itemized service - a payment model that supposedly encourages the delivery of excess services
New Census Bureau numbers on the uninsured
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011By Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, Jessica C. SmithUnited States Census Bureau, September 2012Health Insurance
New Census Bureau numbers on the uninsured
The numbers of uninsured decreased from 50.0 million in 2010 to 48.6 million in 2011. That might be good news for the net 1.4 million
Jonathan Gruber gives qualified endorsement to premium support
Mixed Message From Obama Advisers on MedicareBy Meghan McCarthyNationalJournal, September 10, 2012President Obama has seized on Republican proposals to overhaul Medicare as a top campaign
Jonathan Gruber gives qualified endorsement to premium support
So Obama advisor, MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, says, "premium support is ultimately where we need to be." In other words, we should replace the traditional
Herding dual eligibles into low quality plans
Obama More Flexible on Medicare Than Rhetoric SuggestsBy Margot Sanger-KatzNationalJournal, September 8, 2012In his convention speech in Charlotte, President Obama vowed to block the Republican
Herding dual eligibles into low quality plans
President Obama is currently campaigning against the Republican proposal to privatize Medicare through a voucher program that would move Medicare patients into private plans. Yet,
Institute of Medicine's "Best Care at Lower Cost"
Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care and Reduce CostsInstitute of MedicineThe National Academies, September 6, 2012America's health care system has become too complex
Institute of Medicine’s “Best Care at Lower Cost”
Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care and Reduce CostsInstitute of MedicineThe National Academies, September 6, 2012America's health care system has become too complex
Institute of Medicine's "Best Care at Lower Cost"
On release yesterday of the Institute of Medicine's new report, "Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America," headlines
McCanne on free markets in health care
First, do no harm; second, nationalizeBy Teryl ZarnowThe Orange County Register, August 19, 2012(Dr. Don) McCanne, now 74, volunteers as a policy fellow for Physicians