Democrats seek greater control over health insurance ratesBy Noam LeveyLos Angeles TimesApril 21, 2010Congressional Democrats have begun pushing legislation giving government regulators greater authority to
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 regulatory oversight of premium increases slow spending?
The cause of high health insurance premiums is high health care costs. State insurance regulators have no control over that, nor over the
Fixed MLR will drive health care costs higher
Health insurers weighing options to get ahead of reformBy David S. HilzenrathThe Washington PostApril 18, 2010The idea was simple enough: Make sure that health insurers
Fixed MLR will drive health care costs higher
Although this concept has been touched upon in previous qotd messages, it is important that we clearly understand that the newly enacted medical
Restrictive provider networks
Some health networks drop elite hospitalsBy Liz KowalczykThe Boston GlobeApril 17, 2010Health insurers are starting to sell policies that largely bar consumers from receiving medical
Restrictive provider networks
Massachusetts intends to expand the use of limited provider networks in order to slow the rise in costs. The Patient Protection and Affordable
UnitedHealth CEO reaps nearly $100 million from stock options
UnitedHealth CEO reaps nearly $100 million from stock optionsBy David S. HilzenrathThe Washington PostApril 16, 2010The chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's
UnitedHealth CEO reaps nearly $100 million from stock options
Although the compensation of UnitedHealth's Stephen Hemsley may be enough to motivate and retain him, it is difficult to see how it affirms
Ohio's lesson for Medicare Part D
State, patients, doctors like new Medicaid drug planBy Catherine CandiskyThe Columbus DispatchApril 14, 2009When the state took back control of Medicaid's prescription-drug program last year,
Ohio’s lesson for Medicare Part D
State, patients, doctors like new Medicaid drug planBy Catherine CandiskyThe Columbus DispatchApril 14, 2009When the state took back control of Medicaid's prescription-drug program last year,
Ohio's lesson for Medicare Part D
Enactment of Medicare Part D - the Medicare drug program - was a gift to the pharmaceutical industry and the private intermediaries managing
Ohio’s lesson for Medicare Part D
Enactment of Medicare Part D - the Medicare drug program - was a gift to the pharmaceutical industry and the private intermediaries managing