So the projected federal spending on the Affordable Care Act over the next decade will be $50 billion less than previous projections. Directing attention 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.
HHS hands exchange control to insurers!
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for EmployersDepartment of Health and Human ServicesFederal Register publication date:
HHS hands exchange control to insurers!
Skim reading this 644 page HHS rule on the state insurance exchanges to be established under the Affordable Care Act makes you realize even more
Krauthammer and Kahn convinced; Salam wants to hear more
Columnist: If 'Obamacare' implemented, single-payer is nextBy Don FinleySan Antonio Express-News, March 9, 2012If President Obama's health care reform act is fully implemented over the
Krauthammer and Kahn convinced; Salam wants to hear more
Many conservatives have a good understanding of the beneficial features of the single payer model of health care financing, and several believe that it may
Paid-off medical bills can still ruin credit
Medical bills can wreck credit, even when paid offBy Carla K. JohnsonAssociated Press, March 4, 2012The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that sponsors health care
Paid-off medical bills can still ruin credit
In 2010, 30 million Americans were contacted by collection agencies for unpaid medical bills. Even if paid off, the resulting reduction in scores on credit
More on the financial burden of medical care
Financial Burden of Medical Care: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, JanuaryāJune 2011By Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D.; Renee M. Gindi, Ph.D.;
More on the financial burden of medical care
This new report adds to the profusion of policy studies confirming that Americans continue to experience financial burdens in paying their medical bills. Unfortunately, this
Wishing electronic access to patients' records would reduce testing
Giving Office-Based Physicians Electronic Access To Patientsā Prior Imaging And Lab Results Did Not Deter Ordering Of TestsBy Danny McCormick, David H. Bor, Stephanie Woolhandler
Wishing electronic access to patients’ records would reduce testing
Giving Office-Based Physicians Electronic Access To Patientsā Prior Imaging And Lab Results Did Not Deter Ordering Of TestsBy Danny McCormick, David H. Bor, Stephanie Woolhandler
Wishing electronic access to patients' records would reduce testing
Through the Affordable Care Act and through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions of the the American Recovery and Reinvestment