It is great to have on board another economist from the academic community who understands the imperative of the single payer model. We
For more than 20 years, PNHP’s 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. McCanne’s listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.
New CDC numbers on uninsured
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2010by Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D., Brian W. Ward, Ph.D., and Jeannine S.
Orszag – Medicare, not commercial insurers, has the clout
Orszag sees legislative gridlock aheadBy Melanie EvansModernHealthcare.com, June 28, 2011Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaking before health finance executives
Orszag – Medicare, not commercial insurers, has the clout
According to Peter Orszag, "commercial insurers are too fragmented to change healthcare payments, but Medicare has the clout." Though he didn't expand on
Declines in physician acceptance of Medicare less than private coverage
Declines in Physician Acceptance of Medicare and Private CoverageBy Tara F. Bishop, MD, MPH; Alex D. Federman, MD, MPH; Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPHArchives of Internal
Declines in physician acceptance of Medicare less than private coverage
The good news in this report is that the often stated claim that physicians are dumping Medicare patients in favor of privately insured
Oberlander – our elusive search for health care cost control
Throwing Darts: Americans’ Elusive Search for Health Care Cost ControlBy Jonathan OberlanderJournal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, June 2011During the 2009 – 2010 health
Oberlander – our elusive search for health care cost control
Read these excerpts from Jonathan Oberlander's article, and you'll understand much better why the Affordable Care Act will fail to control health care
Obama administration revises insurance appeal rules – to benefit insurers
HHS Scales Back Rules On Health Insurance AppealsBy Susan JaffeKaiser Health News, June 23, 2011The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it is scaling back some
Obama administration revises insurance appeal rules – to benefit insurers
Was reform intended to benefit patients or insurers? As the reform process evolved, the insurers were dictating the policies. Understandably, they took care
Okma – A European Perspective of U.S. Health Reform
Obama’s Health Reform in European PerspectiveBy Kieke G. H. OkmaJournal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, June, 2011Policy is easy. Politics isn't. For the United
Okma – A European Perspective of U.S. Health Reform
Policy is easy. Politics isn't. For the United States, the politics of collective action on health reform has been one bridge too far. Let's