What is the basis for this conversation about starting over if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is struck down by the Supreme Court? Implicit is
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.
NHS dismantling law passes, while risks kept secret
NHS reforms finally become lawBy Andrew Woodcock, Tim SchulthorpeThe Independent, March 27, 2012The Government's controversial reforms to the NHS became law today after a tortuous
NHS dismantling law passes, while risks kept secret
NHS reforms finally become law
By Andrew Woodcock, Tim Schulthorpe
The Independent, March 27, 2012
The Government's controversial reforms to the NHS became law today after a tortuous
PNHP statement on the Supreme Court deliberation of the Affordable Care Act
Health law, constitutional or no, fails to remedy ailment: doctors groupPress Release, March 26, 2012Leaders of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization of
PNHP statement on the Supreme Court deliberation of the Affordable Care Act
The attention to the Supreme Court deliberations on the Affordable Care Act is an unfortunate distraction since, regardless of the outcome, intolerable levels of uninsurance,
Insurers promoting phony “self-insured” plans for small employers
California seeks limits on small-business self-insurance trendBy Chad TerhuneLos Angeles Times, March 23, 2012Self-insurance, in which employers pay medical providers for their workers' care, has
Insurers promoting phony "self-insured" plans for small employers
California seeks limits on small-business self-insurance trendBy Chad TerhuneLos Angeles Times, March 23, 2012Self-insurance, in which employers pay medical providers for their workers' care, has
Insurers promoting phony "self-insured" plans for small employers
Now that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is law, we can be assured the the private insurers will be team players in helping to craft
Controlling costs through HHS rate reviews
2012 Progress Report: Health Reform is Opening the Insurance Market and Protecting ConsumersHealthCare.gov, March 22, 2012The Affordable Care Actās Rate Review policies bring an unprecedented
Controlling costs through HHS rate reviews
The title of today's message, "Controlling costs through HHS rate reviews," is deliberately deceptive to make a point. Supposedly, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was
Health Care Compact lessons for state single payer efforts
Utah fifth state to join Health Care CompactBy Kirsten StewartThe Salt Lake Tribune, March 20, 2012Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed a controversial measure
Health Care Compact lessons for state single payer efforts
Since the political barriers to enacting a national single payer program seem to be insurmountable, at least for the near future, many single payer activists