An Analysis Of Whether Higher Health Care Spending In The United States Versus Europe Is ‘Worth It’ In The Case Of CancerTomas Philipson, Michael Eber,
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.
Is higher U.S. health care spending on cancer worth it?
This widely-reported study suggests that the high costs for cancer care in the United States are well worth it, providing $800 billion in the value
Concerns over physician-owned cardiac specialty hospitals
Lower Mortality Rates At Cardiac Specialty Hospitals Traceable To Healthier Patients And To Doctors’ Performing More ProceduresBy Liam O’Neill, and Arthur J. HartzHealth Affairs, April
Concerns over physician-owned cardiac specialty hospitals
Primarily because of conflict of interest considerations, physician-owned specialty hospitals, such as the cardiac specialty hospitals reported in this study, have remained controversial.
Capretta and Moffit – “How to Replace Obamacare”
How to Replace ObamacareBy James C. Capretta and Robert E. MoffitNational Affairs, Spring 2012(Following is a distillation of the authors' 19 page article.)When the Patient
Capretta and Moffit – "How to Replace Obamacare"
How to Replace ObamacareBy James C. Capretta and Robert E. MoffitNational Affairs, Spring 2012(Following is a distillation of the authors' 19 page article.)When the Patient
Capretta and Moffit – "How to Replace Obamacare"
Why on earth would a single payer advocate grant so much space on health care reform to prominent conservatives, allowing them to frame the problems
Why is Aetna’s new premium increase so important?
State calls Aetna health insurance rate hike 'unreasonable'By Jan NormanThe Orange County Register, April 5, 2012Connecticut-based Aetna Life Insurance Co. has raised its health insurance
Why is Aetna's new premium increase so important?
State calls Aetna health insurance rate hike 'unreasonable'By Jan NormanThe Orange County Register, April 5, 2012Connecticut-based Aetna Life Insurance Co. has raised its health insurance
Media’s “false equivalency” and single payer
False-Equivalence Watch: The Platonic-Ideal FormBy James FallowsThe Atlantic, April 4, 2012Within the mainstream media there is hardly an article on politics that doesn't make some
Media's "false equivalency" and single payer
False-Equivalence Watch: The Platonic-Ideal FormBy James FallowsThe Atlantic, April 4, 2012Within the mainstream media there is hardly an article on politics that doesn't make some
Media's "false equivalency" and single payer
Within the mainstream media there is hardly an article on politics that doesn't make some effort to present "both sides" of the issue, often settling