Today's message on physician income does not delve into the important topics of fee-for-service, capitation, salary and other such considerations, but rather is intended 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.
Do we have to accept $15, 000 premiums and higher deductibles?
Rising Health Costs Are Not Just a Federal Budget ProblemBy Drew Altman, Ph.D.Kaiser Family Foundation, September 27, 2011When the Affordable Care Act was drafted every
Do we have to accept $15, 000 premiums and higher deductibles?
When the Affordable Care Act was drafted every effort was made to leave intact the largest source of health care coverage in America - employer-sponsored
Marmor, Mashaw, and Lakoff – the language of egalitarianism has been hijacked
How Do You Say āEconomic Securityā?By Theodore R. Marmor and Jerry L. MashawThe New York Times, September 23, 2011In the face of nothing but bad
Marmor, Mashaw, and Lakoff – the language of egalitarianism has been hijacked
Words. Language. Framing. Egalitarianism? How do you frame that? Is that an American concept? Is that a defining value of democracy? Do our citizens believe
U.S. still the worst on amenable mortality
Variations in Amenable Mortality ā Trends in 16 High-Income NationsSo, the United States has "the best health care system in the world," except for all
U.S. still the worst on amenable mortality
So, the United States has "the best health care system in the world," except for all the others. Our amenable mortality - deaths that are
Ida Hellander blogs on Lessons from an English GP
Lessons from an English GP visiting ChicagoPosted by Ida Hellander MDPhysicians for a National Health ProgramPNHP Blog, September 22, 2011Dr. Clare Gerada, president of the
Examining the arguments for competitive pricing in Medicare
Competitive Pricing and the Challenge of Cost Control in MedicareBy Robert F. Coulam, Roger D. Feldman and Bryan E. DowdJournal of Health Politics, Policy and
Examining the arguments for competitive pricing in Medicare
The authors of this article supporting competitive pricing for Medicare were funded by a grant from the American Enterprise Institute, an organization "committed
President Obama's political positioning on Medicare
Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: The Presidentās Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit ReductionOffice of Management and BudgetSeptember 2011Health SavingsIncrease income-related
President Obama’s political positioning on Medicare
Having been burned repeatedly in negotiations with the Republicans, and fully aware of that the election season has already begun, President Obama stepped