By C. Jason Wang, MD, PhD; Chun Y. Ng, MBA, MPH; Robert H. Brook, MD, ScD
JAMA, March 3, 2020
Conclusions
Taiwan’s government learned from its 2003 SARS
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.
With Coronavirus, ‘Health Care for Some’ Is a Recipe for Disaster
By The Editorial Board
The New York Times, March 6, 2020
In late January, as the new coronavirus was making its first incursion into the United States,
Statement from prominent economists on Medicare for All
By James G. Kahn, Jeffrey Sachs, Anders Fremstad, Robert Reich, Robert Pollin, Leonard Rodberg, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman, Alison Galvani, Gerald Friedman
The Hopbrook Institute, February
The rough political road to optimal health policy
By Quoctrung Bui and Sarah Kliff
The New York Times, March 10, 2020
It is a common refrain from Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail: The United
Medicare For All: If Not Now, When?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Health Affairs Blog, March 9, 2020
The rise of Medicare for All has triggered mixed reactions. Supporters see it as a cause
HHS’s zero tolerance for children (er, something like that)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, March 2020
Why we did this study
In spring 2018, the Department of Justice and Department
Transitional job churn is a benefit of Medicare for All
Job loss claims are misleading, and substantial boosts to job quality are often overlooked
By Josh Bivens
Economic Policy Institute, March 5, 2020
Fundamental health reform like “Medicare
NASI report on expanding Medicare eligibility
Examining Approaches to Expand Medicare Eligibility: Key Design Options and Implications
National Academy of Social Insurance, March 2020
From the Executive Summary
Improving access to affordable, high-quality health
Health Affairs on ACA at 10: A celebration of cruel mediocrity
How Have ACA Insurance Expansions Affected Health Outcomes? Findings From The Literature
Health Affairs, March 2020
A growing body of literature examining the effects of the Affordable
ACA still leaves many exposed to catastrophic health expenditures
By Charles Liu, MD, MS; Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, PhD; Thomas G. Weiser, MD, MPH; John W. Scott, MD, MPH; David A. Spain, MD; Melinda Maggard-Gibbons,
Medicare for All saves money; Medicare for some doesn’t
By Diane Archer
The Hill, February 24, 2020
The evidence abounds: A "Medicare for All" single-payer system would guarantee comprehensive coverage to everyone in America and save
Health insurers are abruptly terminating anesthesiology contracts
By Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare Finance, February 27, 2020
Physician anesthesiologists are being forced out of network as insurance companies terminate their contracts, often with little or no