Census Numbers: The Trend Toward Government Coverage ContinuesBy Nina OwcharenkoHealth Affairs Blog, September 14, 2011(Condensed)In its yearly survey of health insurance coverage, the U.S. Census
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.
Government health spending is fiscally unsustainable?
Why would health care be fiscally unsustainable when it is paid for through a government program, yet sustainable when it is paid for
Obama administration's dishonest promotion of Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage Premiums To Fall 4% Next YearBy Phil GalewitzKaiser Health News, September 15, 2011The Obama administration on Thursday said the nearly 12 million senior
Hospitals: All-payer or global budgets?
Maryland's Hospital Cost Review Commission at 40By John A. Kastor, MD; Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MSJAMA, September 14, 2011Much attention is being directed to Maryland's
Hospitals: All-payer or global budgets?
Much attention is being directed to Maryland's all-payer system of rate setting for hospitals since it has been effective in shifting Maryland from
Hospital Association and others support raising Medicare age to 67
Medicare eligibility age should go up, hospitals sayBy Susan JaffePolitico, September 8, 2011The American Hospital Association has a strategy for heading off any more Medicare
Hospital Association and others support raising Medicare age to 67
Most of us who believe that the health care system should be designed to serve patients are enraged by America's health industry leaders who
Census numbers on the uninsured
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010U.S. Census BureauSeptember 2011IncomeReal median household income was $49,445 in 2010, a 2.3 percent decline
Census numbers on the uninsured
This Census report for 2010 shows that 919,000 more people were uninsured this past year than in 2009. This may be considered a ho-hum
VA experience suggests that most readmissions may not be preventable
VA Experience Shows Patient 'Rebound' Hard To CounterBy Jordan RauKaiser Health News, September 12, 2011The Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated health care system in
VA experience suggests that most readmissions may not be preventable
Obviously, when a patient is discharged from a hospital, every effort should be made to avoid slip-ups that might result in an unnecessary
A decade later
Following is the Quote of the Day from September 12, 2001.Following is the Quote of the Day from September 12, 2001.