Gov. Crist's victory for unaffordable underinsuranceQuote of the DayMay 23, 2008From the Sun-Sentinel.com:Delivering on Gov. Charlie Cristās top election-year priority, the Florida Legislature on (May
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.
Gov. Crist’s lesson on unsound policies for health reform
Gov. Crist's victory for unaffordable underinsuranceQuote of the DayMay 23, 2008From the Sun-Sentinel.com:Delivering on Gov. Charlie Cristās top election-year priority, the Florida Legislature on (May
Gov. Crist’s lesson on unsound policies for health reform
Today's message is not meant to be an "I told you so," even if I did tell you. The point of the message is
Gov. Crist's lesson on unsound policies for health reform
Today's message is not meant to be an "I told you so," even if I did tell you. The point of the message is
CMS health spending projections
Health Spending Projections Through 2019: The Recessionās Impact ContinuesFrom the Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesHealth AffairsFebruary 4, 2010Projections for 2010:National
CMS health spending projections
Same story every year. Health care spending continues to increase at rates well in excess of inflation, and health care continues to represent
Higher Medicare managed care copayments cause increased hospital use
Increased Ambulatory Care Copayments and Hospitalizations among the ElderlyBy Amal N. Trivedi, M.D., M.P.H., Husein Moloo, M.P.H., and Vincent Mor, Ph.D.The New England Journal of
Higher Medicare managed care copayments cause increased hospital use
This is an important study. It demonstrates, once again, that requiring already insured patients to pay more out of pocket if they access
Stein's Law – hitting the wall
Herb Stein's Unfamiliar QuotationsBy Herbert SteinSlateMay 16, 1997If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.--Stein's Law, first pronounced in the 1980sThis proposition, arising first
Stein’s Law – hitting the wall
Herb Stein's Unfamiliar QuotationsBy Herbert SteinSlateMay 16, 1997If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.--Stein's Law, first pronounced in the 1980sThis proposition, arising first
Stein's Law – hitting the wall
At over $2.5 trillion (almost 18 percent of our GDP), the level of health care spending in the United States this year is almost
Stein’s Law – hitting the wall
At over $2.5 trillion (almost 18 percent of our GDP), the level of health care spending in the United States this year is almost