So the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) didn't extend health care coverage to everyone and didn't enact significant cost containment measures,
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.
Who will design and operate the accountable care organizations?
Health Care Providers, Insurers: Accountable Care Organizations Bring Legal WorriesBy Jenny Gold and Phil GalewitzKaiser Health NewsOctober 5, 2010Doctors and hospitals eager to pursue a
Who will design and operate the accountable care organizations?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) promises us greater affordability through the establishment of accountable care organizations (ACOs). By adopting an
Why are the insurers supporting the Republicans?
Insurance firms infuse GOP with big doses of cashBy Noam N. LeveyChicago TribuneOctober 4, 2010Faced with wide-ranging new requirements in the health care law, the
Why are the insurers supporting the Republicans?
Well, that didn't last long. The insurance industry supported the Democrats just long enough to get passed into law their one policy proposal
How can a family with $50,000 in income pay $18,000 in medical expenses?
By Don McCanneOctober 1, 2010In the Quote of the Day for September 28, 2010, I wrote, "The $18,000 in average health care costs for a
How can a family with $50,000 in income pay $18,000 in medical expenses?
In the Quote of the Day for September 28, 2010, I wrote, "The $18,000 in average health care costs for a family of four is
Provider rate cuts and new benefit restrictions in Medicaid
Hoping for Economic Recovery, Preparing for Health Reform: A Look at Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy Trendsby Vernon K. Smith, Ph.D., Kathleen Gifford and Eileen
Provider rate cuts and new benefit restrictions in Medicaid
In spite of the infusion of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), states are implementing Medicaid provider rate
What if everyone had Medicare?
What if everyone had Medicare?By Henry AbronsSan Francisco ChronicleSeptember 24, 2010The Census Bureau released its annual report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in
What if everyone had Medicare?
Henry Abrons' message is certainly very familiar to supporters of an improved Medicare for all, but we have to keep repeating it over and
Incomes and health costs
Census Bureau Releases 2009 American Community Survey DataU.S. Census BureauSeptember 28, 2010Median Household IncomeReal median household income in the United States fell between 2008 and