President Obama now confirms what was obvious all along. A political decision was made to introduce the Republican model of health care reform,
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.
What does the election say about single payer?
Single Payer Ballot Questions Pass in All Fourteen Massachusetts Districts!Mass-CareNovember 3, 2010Massachusetts voters have, for the second straight election, overwhelmingly affirmed their support for single
What does the election say about single payer?
The day after the decisive Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives some pundits are claiming that this shift in political power
Value-based insurance design
Applying Value-Based Insurance Design To High-Cost Health ServicesBy James C. RobinsonHealth Affairs, November 2010Value-based insurance design generally refers to the drafting of insurance benefits in
Value-based insurance design
Value-based insurance design generally refers to the drafting of insurance benefits in a way that would improve health care value. Under this concept,
Private insurers game Part D
Fixing Flaws In Medicare Drug Coverage That Prompt Insurers To Avoid Low-Income PatientsBy John Hsu, et alHealth AffairsOctober 28, 2010AbstractUnder the Medicare Part D program
Private insurers game Part D
Under the Medicare Part D program for prescription drugs, private insurers are paid more for lower-income subsidized patients with greater health care needs.
More evidence of the expanding menace of high-deductible health plans
Profiling Californiaās Health Plan Enrollees: Large Enrollment in High-Deductible Health PlansBy Dylan H. Roby, Gina L. Nicholson, and Gerald F. KominskiUCLA Center for Health Policy
More evidence of the expanding menace of high-deductible health plans
This large study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research provides yet one more confirmation that the use of high-deductible health plans
How does the Affordable Care Act define ACOs?
Medicare āAccountable Care OrganizationsāShared Savings Program ā New Section 1899 of Title XVIIISince enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) there has
How does the Affordable Care Act define ACOs?
Since enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) there has been considerable enthusiasm and hype over the provisions establishing accountable care organizations
Rep. Ryan's roadmap for Medicare
A Roadmap for America's Future, Version 2.0A plan to solve America's long-term economic and fiscal crisisBy Representative Paul D. Ryan, Ranking Member, Committee on the