Build foundation for health care on Medicare: Johnathon Ross, M.D.By Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)May 30, 2010Mrs. Brown (not her real name) was recently
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.
Will financial incentives work?
Financial Incentives for Health Care Providers and ConsumersBy Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet, and Stephanie PetersonMathematica Policy Research, Inc.May 2010Health reform will emphasize financial incentives for
The Dartmouth Atlas and ACOs
Critics Question Study Cited in Health DebateBy Reed Abelson and Gardiner HarrisThe New York TimesJune 2, 2010In selling the health care overhaul to Congress, the
AHIP mischaracterizes NICE alcohol screening recommendations
British Doctors Must Now Ask: Tell Us How Much You DrinkAmerica's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)(Source - Rebecca Smith, The Daily Telegraph)June 2, 2010Great Britain's National
Dilemma of insuring seasonal agricultural workers
Oregon agriculture industry sorts health careBy Harris MeyerThe OregonianMay 29, 2010Unlike many agricultural employers, Ken Bailey of Orchard View Farms in The Dalles offers his
Anthem Blue Cross has racked up 479 enforcement actions
Anthem Big Outlier In DMHC ActionsPayers and ProvidersMay 27, 2010Since the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) began its regulatory mission a decade ago,
Will the temporary high-risk pool meet the needs for those who are uninsurable?
Health Coverage for the High-Risk Uninsured: Policy Options for Design of the Temporary High-Risk PoolBy Mark MerlisNational Institute for Health Care ReformMay 27, 2010The Patient
What will employers do under PPACA?
The Impact of Health Care Reform on EmployersTowers WatsonMay 25, 2010Although U.S. employers view controlling health care costs as their highest health care reform priority,
Bust trusts or bust phony competition?
Antitrust and HealthcareRemarks by Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice American Bar Association/American Health Lawyers Association May 24, 2010(Excerpts)The
UnitedHealthcare agrees to offer junk insurance to millions of restaurant workers
NRA partners with UnitedHealthcareBy Paul FrumkinNation's Restaurant NewsMay 21, 2010The National Restaurant Association said it has partnered with insurance giant UnitedHealthcare in an effort to
Complex eligibility variables create inequities
'Broad' health care tax cut for small business leaves out some companiesBy Ricardo Alonso-ZaldivarLos Angeles TimesMay 19, 2010When the administration unveiled the small business tax
Non-profit Detroit Medical Center selling out to for-profit Vanguard
Can Health Care Save Detroit?By Noah OvshinskyNPRMay 20, 2010A few weeks ago, officials with the Detroit Medical Center, the city's largest health system, made an