Doctors say Medi-Cal reimbursement is too lowBy Dustin CorcoranSan Francisco Chronicle, August 4, 2010Medi-Cal covers essential health care services for the poorest and most vulnerable
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.
Medi-Cal’s lesson for reform
California has a Democratic governor and a Democratic legislature, yet look at what they just did. Although California already ranks last in Medicaid
A single (payer) step to reduce U.S. physician overhead by $60,000
US Physician Practices Versus Canadians: Spending Nearly Four Times As Much Money Interacting With PayersBy Dante Morra, Sean Nicholson, Wendy Levinson, David N. Gans, Terry
Vladeck on the pernicious proposal of prohibiting first dollar coverage
Proposals To Forbid First-Dollar Coverage For Medicare BeneficiariesBy Bruce Vladeck, Ph.DKaiser Health News, August 2, 2011Unreasonable consumer demand is not a significant source of our
Vladeck on the pernicious proposal of prohibiting first dollar coverage
Unreasonable consumer demand is not a significant source of our high health care spending. Measures that deprive patients of beneficial health care services
What does Rick Scott mean by "choice"?
Florida submits Medicaid plan based on managed care to feds for approvalBy John KennedyThe Palm Beach Post, August 1, 2011Florida officials sent a wide-ranging application
What does Rick Scott mean by “choice”?
Although Rick Scott was certainly tarnished when his company, Columbia/HCA paid the largest fraud settlement in U.S. history, he has nevertheless been chosen
Impact of Budget Control Act on Medicare
TEXT OF BUDGET CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTHouse of RepresentativesRules Committee, August 1, 2011(a) SHORT TITLE.āThis Act may be cited as the "Budget Control Act of 2011"SEC.
Impact of Budget Control Act on Medicare
The deficit reduction agreement will likely result in an automatic two percent reduction in Medicare payments. The only way that can be prevented
The Commonwealth Fund compares twelve industrialized nations
The U.S. Health System in Perspective: A Comparison of Twelve Industrialized NationsBy David A. SquiresThe Commonwealth Fund, July 2011This analysis concentrated on 2010 OECD health
The Commonwealth Fund compares twelve industrialized
This Commonwealth Fund report confirms, once again, that we spend far more than other nations for health care while receiving only mediocrity from
National Health Expenditures in 2011 and 2020
National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending GrowthFrom the Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesHealth