To appease the Republican governors, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has attempted to reassure them that they will have considerable flexibility in qualifying insurance
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.
Personal data breaches for 4.9 million patients
Massachusetts General Hospital settles potential HIPAA violationsU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFebruary 24, 2011The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. (Mass
Personal data breaches for 4.9 million patients
Although Congress gave up on trying to provide health insurance coverage for everyone, they did try to deliver on the promises of higher
Massachusetts' Medicaid director comments on single payer
Medicaid chief: Single payer may be better than ‘devil-may-be’ marketBy Kyle CheneyBoston HeraldFebruary 20, 2011A senior Patrick administration health care official said Friday that a
Massachusetts’ Medicaid director comments on single payer
It is no surprise that so many individuals are suggesting that we may be heading toward a single payer system. It is becoming more
Legislative committees approve copays for Medi-Cal
Calif. Assembly, Senate Budget Committees Pass Spending PlansCalifornia HealthlineFebruary 22, 2011On Friday, California's Assembly Committee on Budget and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee passed
Legislative committees approve copays for Medi-Cal
Although California has been at the bottom of the states in Medicaid payment rates, the state legislative committees recently passed another 10 percent
Krauthammer backs into single payer
Krauthammer on health care, trains, MideastBy Susan Taylor MartinSt. Petersburg TimesFebruary 20, 2011Susan Martin: Besides being a commentator, you are a medical doctor who criticized
Krauthammer backs into single payer
Charles Krauthammer may be a conservative columnist, but he is very bright, having been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, and, as a Harvard-trained physician,
Medical malpractice insurance loss ratios
Calif. insurance commissioner seeks lower medical malpractice ratesBy Kathy RobertsonSacramento Business JournalFebruary 17, 2011California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, already at loggerheads with health plans over
Medical malpractice insurance loss ratios
California has a combined medical malpractice loss ratio of 22 percent. That is, of the very expensive malpractice insurance premiums being paid, 78
Tax day surprise for some exchange participants
A Slippery Slope To Defunding The Health LawBy Timothy JostKaiser Health NewsFebruary 15, 2011A key provision of the health law that will provide 19 million