Fifth Wheelby James SurowieckiThe New YorkerJanuary 4, 2010The wayward, patchwork plan that we seem likely to end up with is probably a good reflection of
For more than 20 years, PNHP’s 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. McCanne’s listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.
The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki on no need for private insurers
Fifth Wheelby James SurowieckiThe New YorkerJanuary 4, 2010The wayward, patchwork plan that we seem likely to end up with is probably a good reflection of
The New Yorker's James Surowiecki on no need for private insurers
So James Surowiecki joins the chorus of those of us who say that we have no need for private insurers and their unwanted service of
David Brooks on single payer
The RoundtableThis Week, ABC NewsDecember 27, 2009On controlling costs, conservative but credible New York Times columnist David Brooks tells us, quite accurately, that this bill
David Brooks on single payer
On controlling costs, conservative but credible New York Times columnist David Brooks tells us, quite accurately, that this bill will do nothing. As he says,
Private insurers, Wall Street, Tiny Tim, and my granddaughter
3 Stocks Soaring on Health-Care BillBy Jack HoughSmartMoneyDecember 22, 2009America is getting augmented health care for Christmas, it seems. But of course, whether the changes
Private insurers, Wall Street, Tiny Tim, and my granddaughter
Many individuals, including single payer supporters, disagree with the decision of PNHP's leadership to oppose the reform bill currently before Congress. There are two basic
PNHP's Letter to the Members of the Senate
Physicians for a National Health ProgramDecember 22, 2009To the Members of the U.S. Senate:It is with great sadness that we urge you to vote against
PNHP’s Letter to the Members of the Senate
Physicians for a National Health ProgramDecember 22, 2009To the Members of the U.S. Senate:It is with great sadness that we urge you to vote against
PNHP's Letter to the Members of the Senate
We want to replace the "defective, vicious, corrupt, and depraved" private insurance industry with a proven model that will work: an expanded and improved Medicare-for-All
The wisdom of a legislated medical loss ratio
Democrats Move To Regulate How Insurers’ Spend Customers’ Money By Julie ApplebyKaiser Health NewsDecember 20, 2009If we are serious about providing everyone with health care
The wisdom of a legislated medical loss ratio
If we are serious about providing everyone with health care while controlling costs, it is imperative that we reduce the profound administrative waste of our