UnitedHealth to Pay Walgreens, YMCA, for Progress on DiabetesBy Katherine HobsonThe Wall Street JournalHealth BlogUnitedHealth Group and Walgreens say theyāre teaming up with the YMCA
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.
UnitedHealth usurping role of primary care provider
One of the most important goals of health care reform was to reinforce the primary care infrastructure to provide for everyone a medical
Healthcare overhaul won't stop premium increases
Healthcare overhaul won't stop premium increasesBy Noam N. LeveyLos Angeles TimesApril 13, 2010Public outrage over double-digit rate hikes for health insurance may have helped push
Healthcare overhaul won’t stop premium increases
Healthcare overhaul won't stop premium increasesBy Noam N. LeveyLos Angeles TimesApril 13, 2010Public outrage over double-digit rate hikes for health insurance may have helped push
Healthcare overhaul won't stop premium increases
The health insurance overhaul that is now law does not include significant regulatory control of private insurance premiums. At most, plans can be
Healthcare overhaul won’t stop premium increases
The health insurance overhaul that is now law does not include significant regulatory control of private insurance premiums. At most, plans can be
Mutual fund managers are relieved
Health Care Overhaul May Help a Fund SectorBy Geraldine FabrikantThe New York TimesApril 9, 2010Now that President Obama has finally gotten his sweeping health overhaul
Mutual fund managers are relieved
For those of us who continue to express concerns about the failure of the reform legislation to adequately control the excess growth in
UCSF student Eric LaMotte on single payer
Opinion: Healthcare Reform Not Found: Abort, Retry, Ignore?By Eric LaMotteSynapse, The UCSF Student NewspaperApril 8, 2010For a breather, today's message is an affirmation that there
UCSF student Eric LaMotte on single payer
For a picture of Eric LaMotte with Senator Arlen Specter, with the caption, "Senator Specter talks with first-year medical student Eric LaMotte, who
Pennsylvania's Blues avoid battle
Highmark sues to block state review of Blues competitionBy Emily BerryAmerican Medical NewsApril 5, 2010Highmark Inc. has asked a state court to block the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Blues avoid battle
Highmark sues to block state review of Blues competitionBy Emily BerryAmerican Medical NewsApril 5, 2010Highmark Inc. has asked a state court to block the Pennsylvania