Health Care Cost and Utilization Report: 2010 Health Care Cost Institute May 2012 The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) was created in September 2011 to
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.
Private insurers blame health care prices
Until now, much of our information on health care costs has been obtained from government sources - especially Medicare and Census data. The Health Care
Smiley and West – "The Rich and the Rest of Us"
A Poverty Manifesto: The Rich and the Rest of UsBy Tavis Smiley and Cornel WestMuch has been written about the social justice topics addressed in
Smiley and West – “The Rich and the Rest of Us”
A Poverty Manifesto: The Rich and the Rest of UsBy Tavis Smiley and Cornel WestMuch has been written about the social justice topics addressed in
Smiley and West – "The Rich and the Rest of Us"
Much has been written about the social justice topics addressed in this book by Tavis Smiley and Cornel West. "The Rich and the Rest of
Private equity investors moving into dentistry
Dental Abuse Seen Driven by Private Equity InvestmentsBy Sydney P. FreedbergBloomberg, May 16, 2012Isaac Gagnon stepped off the school bus sobbing last October and opened
Private equity investors moving into dentistry
Although Isaac reported to his mother, "The dentist man got me," we should be concerned not only about the fate of Isaac and patients like
Family health costs now over $20,000 (MMI)
2012 Milliman Medical IndexMilliman Research ReportMay 2012The annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) measures the total cost of healthcare for a typical family of four covered
Family health costs now over $20,000 (MMI)
The 2012 Milliman Medical Index (MMI) shows that the average cost of health care for a family of four is now over $20,000 - actually
Should nurses assume the role of family physicians?
Education Gaps between Family Physicians and Licensed Nurse PractitionersFrom the Association of Family Medicine Residency DirectorsAnnals of Family Medicine, May/June 2012Is there a difference between
Should nurses assume the role of family physicians?
Is there a difference between a nurse and a physician? More specifically, can advanced registered nurse practitioners replace family physicians in the independent practice of
Massachusetts group purchasers engaging in “benefit buy-down”
Massachusetts Health Care Cost Trends - Premiums and ExpendituresCommonwealth of MassachusettsHealth and Human Services, May 2012To no surprise, group purchasers in Massachusetts are engaging in