How America got into birth control messThe Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC, February 8, 2012In this seven minute video, Lawrence O'Donnell uses the current controversy
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.
Help make Lawrence O'Donnell on SINGLE PAYER go viral!
CALL FOR ACTION: Share the O'Donnell video NOW! GO VIRAL!
Circuit Court: Individuals cannot disclaim entitlement to Medicare Part A
United States Court of AppealsFor the District of Columbia CircuitDecided February 7, 2012BRIAN HALL, ET AL., APPELLANTSv.KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
Circuit Court: Individuals cannot disclaim entitlement to Medicare Part A
Although the government requirement that an individual be required to purchase an unwanted private health plan is being challenged before the Supreme Court, it is
California’s health insurance lessons for the U.S.
The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2009 California Health Interview SurveyBy Shana Alex Lavarreda, PhD, MPP, Livier Cabezas, MPAff, Ken Jacobs,
California's health insurance lessons for the U.S.
The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2009 California Health Interview SurveyBy Shana Alex Lavarreda, PhD, MPP, Livier Cabezas, MPAff, Ken Jacobs,
California's health insurance lessons for the U.S.
This highly informative UCLA policy report on the status of health insurance in California confirms that coverage and access have grown more dire, made even
Uwe Reinhardt describes single payer, and we respond
Health Care Payers Push Back Against CostsBy Uwe E. ReinhardtThe New York Times, February 3, 2012In a paper, āDivide et Impera: Protecting the Growth of
Uwe Reinhardt describes single payer, and we respond
In his article, single payer is dismissed based on lack of political feasibility, a view widely held in the United States. In contrast, Dr, Reinhardt
A word about the Susan G. Komen Foundation
A Painful BetrayalEditorialThe New York Times, February 2, 2012Nothing further needs to be said about how unwise it was for the Susan G. Komen Foundation
A word about the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Nothing further needs to be said about how unwise it was for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to cut off funds for breast cancer services
More bad news about "essential health benefits"
HHS Essential Benefits 'Bulletin' Draws Tide Of CommentsKaiser Health NewsFebruary 2, 2012As the official window of time allowed for groups to react to the Department