A Giant Hospital Chain Is Blazing a Profit TrailBy Julie Creswell and Reed AbelsonThe New York Times, August 14, 2012During the Great Recession, when many
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.
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HCA hasn't changed
A Giant Hospital Chain Is Blazing a Profit TrailBy Julie Creswell and Reed AbelsonThe New York Times, August 14, 2012During the Great Recession, when many
Is health care a commodity?
Massachusetts has been leading the way in health care reform, even if in the wrong direction. Now, instead of reform heading in the direction of
Republicans join Democrats in supporting Medicare as a defined benefit program
Republicans, like Democrats, opposed to cutting Medicare benefits, wary of privatizationKaiser Health Tracking PollAugust 2012A large majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, are supportive
Republicans join Democrats in supporting Medicare as a defined benefit program
A large majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, are supportive of Medicare and do not want to see its benefits reduced, nor do they
Why pay for performance may be incompatible with quality improvement
Journal editorial: Pay-for-performance a faulty policy in medicineBy Chelsea ConaboyThe Boston Globe, August 15, 2012Intuitively, it seems that basing pay on performance, quality, outcomes, or
Is health care a commodity?
Health care's new maverickBy Geoff ColvinFortune, August 13, 2012What's the future of American health care?Massachusetts has been leading the way in health care reform, even
Why pay for performance may be incompatible with quality improvement
Intuitively, it seems that basing pay on performance, quality, outcomes, or other desirable results would be an improvement that we should look at as we
HCA hasn't changed
Nobody expected the for-profit HCA hospital chain to change its fundamental practices. It hasn't. It is an investor-owned corporation designed to make money, which it
NAIC consumers’ report on ACA’s private insurance reforms
Implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Reforms: Consumer Recommendations for Regulators and LawmakersNational Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)August 2012You likely don't have time for this
NAIC consumers' report on ACA's private insurance reforms
Implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Reforms: Consumer Recommendations for Regulators and LawmakersNational Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)August 2012You likely don't have time for this
NAIC consumers' report on ACA's private insurance reforms
You likely don't have time for this now, but this report is so important that you should download it now, or at least keep the