Since the failure of the Clinton effort at reform there has been an intense campaign by innumerable entities to educate the nation on the
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.
Republicans deny facts on uninsured, but don’t care anyway
Since the failure of the Clinton effort at reform there has been an intense campaign by innumerable entities to educate the nation on the
Effective comparative effectiveness research
Medicine in the darkBy Michael Hochman and Danny McCormickLos Angeles TimesMarch 10, 2010Some doctors treat patients with early-stage prostate cancer with radiation. Others favor surgery,
Effective comparative effectiveness research
Rather than using excerpts from the JAMA article by Hochman and McCormick as today's qotd, their op-ed in today's Los Angeles Times provides
David Cutler on ten ideas to bend the cost curve
Health Reform Passes the Cost TestBy David M. CutlerThe Wall Street JournalMarch 9, 2010Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama
David Cutler on ten ideas to bend the cost curve
There is an important debate taking place as to whether or not the Obama proposal, based on the Senate bill, will control health care
AMA and Goldman Sachs on insurer market concentration and decline in price competition
Health plans extend their market dominanceBy Emily BerryAmerican Medical NewsMarch 8, 2010Members of Congress and state lawmakers have called health insurance executives on the carpet
AMA and Goldman Sachs on insurer market concentration and decline in price competition
So 99 percent of metropolitan areas have "highly concentrated" private insurance markets, and price competition of private insurers continues to decrease as private insurers are
Uwe Reinhardt on fraud and abuse
How Much Fraud and Abuse Is There in U.S. Health Care?By Uwe E. ReinhardtThe New York TimesMarch 5, 2010One of the more remarkable proposals put
Uwe Reinhardt on fraud and abuse
Instances of blatant fraud in health care provide great fodder for the media. The identification and prosecution of criminals in Florida becomes national
The Boston Foundation’s attack on municipal workers
The Utility of TroubleLeveling the Playing Field: Giving Municipal Officials the Tools to Moderate Health Insurance CostsBy Bob CareyThe Boston FoundationFebruary 2010This report from The
The Boston Foundation's attack on municipal workers
The Utility of TroubleLeveling the Playing Field: Giving Municipal Officials the Tools to Moderate Health Insurance CostsBy Bob CareyThe Boston FoundationFebruary 2010This report from The