The Many Different Prices Paid To Providers And The Flawed Theory Of Cost Shifting: Is It Time For A More Rational All-Payer System?By Uwe E.
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.
Reinhardt: Placing “All-Payer” in the reform dialogue
This is an important contribution to the health policy literature. It is intended to be a seminal paper designed to displace the useless discussion of
Healthcare Reform 2.0 – Woolhandler and Himmelstein
Healthcare Reform 2.0By Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH and David Himmelstein, MDCUNY School of Public Health, Social Research, Fall 2011So while the American people want an
Healthcare Reform 2.0 – Woolhandler and Himmelstein
This brief primer (9 short pages plus references) on Healthcare Reform 2.0 will provide little new information for those who have followed the research and
Out-of-pocket medical expenses drive more into poverty
Census Bureau measures more Americans living in povertyBy Michael A. FletcherThe Washington Post, November 7, 2011The Census Bureau on Monday released a new, comprehensive poverty
Out-of-pocket medical expenses drive more into poverty
Many have believed that our poverty rates would not be so dismal if more factors were considered such as the value of social services benefits,
Massachusetts physicians prefer single payer over the Affordable Care Act
Temperatures Rise Over Costs Of Care: Polls Find Public, Doctors Favor More Government InvolvementBy Livia GershonWorcester Business Journal, November 7, 2011Of five options for the
Massachusetts physicians prefer single payer over the Affordable Care Act
Of five options for the U.S. health care system presented to Massachusetts physicians, far more - 41 percent - preferred single payer to any other
Exemptions for self-insured plans place employees at risk
HealthwatchBy Julian Pecquet and Sam BakerThe Hill, November 3, 2011Consumer advocate and law Professor Tim Jost on Thursday urged the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Exemptions for self-insured plans place employees at risk
Well over half of all employees who obtain their health insurance through their work are enrolled in self-insured plans - plans in which health care
"Narrow networks" take away choice
Health Net set to offer discounted insuranceBy Ken AlltuckerThe Arizona Republic, November 3, 2011Health Net of Arizona is teaming with Banner Health to offer a
“Narrow networks” take away choice
"Narrow networks" - sharply limiting the network of physicians and hospitals that the insurer will cover - is yet another example of private insurer innovation