Single-Payer, Medicare-for-All Legislation IntroducedSenator Bernie SandersMay 10, 2011Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that he introduced legislation to provide health care for every American through
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.
Sanders/McDermott single payer American Health Security Act of 2011
The single payer concept has not gone away. We really don't have to accept the deficiencies of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Private insurers turn to "captives"
Richard Klumpp's Captive Insurance BriefWilmington TrustMarch 24, 2011A captive insurance company is a wholly-owned subsidiary created to provide insurance to its parent company (or companies).Once
Private insurers turn to “captives”
Aetna has established a "captive" which has enabled it to refinance a block of health insurance policies for the purpose allowing it to
Part D private insurers actually raise Medicare costs
Lower-Than-Expected Medicare Drug Costs Reflect Decline in Overall Drug Spending and Lower Enrollment, Not Private PlansEvidence Shows Reliance on Private Insurers Actually Raised Medicare CostsBy
Part D private insurers actually raise Medicare costs
Edwin Park has dispelled the myth that private insurers were to be credited for Medicare Part D drug spending that fell below prior
Futurist Ian Morrison on being "bronzed" in the exchanges
The Four AmericasBy Ian MorrisonHospitals and Health Networks, May 3, 2011Health insurance exchanges could have a major impact on the health care marketplace.Here are some
Futurist Ian Morrison on being “bronzed” in the exchanges
If the stewards of the ACA-mandated state insurance exchanges are diligent, they may be able to avoid problems such as the death spiral of
Eric Cantor: "We're not for everyone having the same outcome guaranteed."
Cantor: Private healthcare rationing better than government'sBy Julian PecquetThe Hill, May 3, 2011House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Tuesday that private healthcare plans ration
Eric Cantor: “We’re not for everyone having the same outcome guaranteed.”
It is somewhat refreshing to hear such a frank discussion of rationing by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. He does not pretend that
Update of the data on health care spending
Health Care Spending in the United States and Selected OECD CountriesKaiser Family FoundationApril 2011This update of health care spending in the United States, as compared
Update of the data on health care spending
This update of health care spending in the United States, as compared with other nations, provides useful graphs that define the magnitude of