eHealth is ready to become the nation's broker for private health insurance. Watching the two minute video at the "Ready to Connect" link above will
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.
eHealth is ready to connect America
eHealth Views Passage of House Health Reform Bill as "Historic Step Toward Connecting All Americans to Coverage"
CNNMoney.com
November 8, 2009
Health Insurance Exchanges Are Key
The following is
Rep. Weiner withdraws single payer amendment
The fact that single payer got so far along in the House is a testament to the strength of our single payer movement. The
Rep. Weiner withdraws single payer amendment
Rep. Weiner Withdraws Single Payer Amendment from Current Health Care Debate
Representative Anthony Weiner
Press Release
November 6, 2009
Today, Representative Anthony Weiner (D - Brooklyn and Queens), a
Harvard Professor William Hsiao on effective reform
There is no person more qualified to discuss health system design than William Hsiao.
Harvard Professor William Hsiao on effective reform
Health Care Abroad: Taiwan
An interview of William Hsiao, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health
The New York Times
November 3, 2009
Q.
CBO on premiums and cost sharing of the House bill
Of the many flaws in the very expensive and highly inefficient model of health care reform that Congress has selected, one of the more important
CBO on premiums and cost sharing of the House bill
Letter from CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf
Congressional Budget Office
November 2, 2009
This letter responds to questions about the subsidies that enrollees would receive for premiums and cost
Drew Altman on Americans affording health care
Drew Altman is a very intelligent and very well informed advocate of a health care system that works well for all of us. His only
Drew Altman on Americans affording health care
Interviews with Washington's power players
Drew Altman, President and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Washington Post
November 2, 2009
MS. ROMANO: In your view, what
Expanding Medicaid to save money
The version of the House health care reform bill released last week would further expand Medicaid eligibility to individuals with incomes up to 150 percent
Expanding Medicaid to save money
Changing Numbers Make Meaning Even More Elusive
By David M. Herszenhorn
The New York Times
November 1, 2009
Once Ms. Pelosi realized that she could not get a robust