William Pewen expresses the view of the majority of well informed moderates and conservatives: The likely eventual outcome of further deterioration in health
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.
Sen. Snowe’s policy advisor: Single payer in a decade
William Pewen expresses the view of the majority of well informed moderates and conservatives: The likely eventual outcome of further deterioration in health
Massachusetts hospital spending out of control
Massachusetts Hospital Spending Reached 55.4% Per Person Above the U.S. Average in 2007Most of Excess is Unjustified, and State's Health Reform Law Is Negligible FactorReport
Massachusetts hospital spending out of control
It is difficult to reduce this complex 211 page report on the very high level of spending by Massachusetts' hospitals into a few
Do premiums correlate with actuarial values?
Actuarial Value: A Method for Comparing Health Plan BenefitsBy Roland McDevitt, Ph.D., Director of Health Research, Watson Wyatt WorldwideCalifornia HealthCare FoundationOctober 2008Actuarial value is a
Do premiums correlate with actuarial values?
An important finding in this Watson Wyatt report is that the premium paid for a private insurance plan has a very poor correlation with
Grayson's "Public Option Act" or "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act"
Grayson Introduces Public Option ActCongressman Alan GraysonPress ReleaseMarch 9, 2010Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., today introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to
Grayson’s “Public Option Act” or “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act”
Grayson Introduces Public Option ActCongressman Alan GraysonPress ReleaseMarch 9, 2010Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., today introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to
Grayson's "Public Option Act" or "Medicare You Can Buy Into Act"
Throughout the reform process members of Congress have been fighting over whether or not the reform legislation should include the option of purchasing
Grayson’s “Public Option Act” or “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act”
Throughout the reform process members of Congress have been fighting over whether or not the reform legislation should include the option of purchasing
Republicans deny facts on uninsured, but don’t care anyway
A Partisan Divide On The UninsuredBy Tara Sussman Oakman, Robert J. Blendon, Andrea L. Campbell, Alan M. Zaslavsky and John M. BensonHealth AffairsMarch 11, 2010AbstractSince
Republicans deny facts on uninsured, but don't care anyway
A Partisan Divide On The UninsuredBy Tara Sussman Oakman, Robert J. Blendon, Andrea L. Campbell, Alan M. Zaslavsky and John M. BensonHealth AffairsMarch 11, 2010AbstractSince