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
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.
Rep. Ryan’s roadmap for Medicare
If the Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives in the election next week, as some experts predict, Rep. Paul Ryan will likely become
Getting less care for more money
The price problem that health-care reform failed to cureBy Alec MacGillisThe Washington PostOctober 24, 2010The health-care law of 2010... sets us on the road to
Getting less care for more money
Many have commented on the fact that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) did little to address one of the most
The Bredesen-Gruber dispute represents much more than a math problem
ObamaCare's Incentive to Drop InsuranceBy Philip BredesenThe Wall Street JournalOctober 21, 2010The disputed math of the incentives for employers to either continue offering their employees
The Bredesen-Gruber dispute represents much more than a math problem
The disputed math of the incentives for employers to either continue offering their employees health plans or to drop the plans in favor of employees
Low-Cost Lessons from Grand Junction, Colorado
Low-Cost Lessons from Grand Junction, ColoradoBy Thomas Bodenheimer, M.D., M.P.H., and David West, M.D.The New England Journal of MedicineOctober 7, 2010According to the Dartmouth Atlas
Low-Cost Lessons from Grand Junction, Colorado
Although I am taking a break this week and won't provide a comment here, an excellent commentary on the Bodenheimer and West article has
Reimbursing based on process and outcomes?
Basing Pay-for-Performance on OutcomesBy Uwe E. ReinhardtThe New York TimesOctober 15, 2010In last weekās post I presented the flow chart (at link below), exhibiting the
Reimbursing based on process and outcomes?
As part of the current fervor over implementing reform, considerable attention has been directed to controlling spending and improving quality by changing reimbursement
PPACA isn't protecting UC Santa Cruz
UCSC employees face tough health care decisions as popular plan changesBy Tovin LapanSanta Cruz SentinelOctober 13, 2010UC Santa Cruz employees think they have been unfairly
PPACA isn’t protecting UC Santa Cruz
UCSC employees face tough health care decisions as popular plan changesBy Tovin LapanSanta Cruz SentinelOctober 13, 2010UC Santa Cruz employees think they have been unfairly