By Michael Geruso, Timothy J. Layton, Grace McCormack, and Mark Shepard
National Bureau of Economic Research, September 2019
Abstract
Insurance markets often feature consumer sorting along both an
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.
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By Michael Geruso, Timothy J. Layton, Grace McCormack, and Mark Shepard
National Bureau of Economic Research, September 2019
Abstract
Insurance markets often feature consumer sorting along both an
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By Sarah Thomson, Jonathan Cylus, Tamás Evetovits
World Health Organization
The Role of Voluntary Health Insurance (VHI)
In most countries, VHI exacerbates inequalities in access to health care
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By Sarah Thomson, Jonathan Cylus, Tamás Evetovits
World Health Organization
From the Forward
"One of the report’s key findings is that even in Europe’s richest countries people are
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By Jonathan Oberlander
The Milbank Quarterly, September 15, 2019
Excerpts
"Medicare for All" has emerged as a major flashpoint in American politics. Its unexpected rise is, in part,
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By Rachel Madley
The New York Times, September 17, 2019
Twenty minutes after I learned I had Type 1 diabetes — after narrowly avoiding a diabetic coma
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By Matt Bruenig
People's Policy Project, September 12, 2019
The Census released its annual income, poverty, and health insurance statistics earlier this week. The summary report shows
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By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs
The New York Times, September 12, 2019
Fallacy No. 2: Medicare for All is unaffordable.
The key to evaluating the
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By Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, and Mollyann Brodie
Kaiser Family Foundation, September 12, 2019
Majorities of Democrats and Independents favor Medicare-for-all and public option, most Republicans oppose
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By Angèle Malâtre-Lansac
Health Affairs Blog, August 28, 2019
Editor's Note: In addition to Angèle Malâtre-Lansac, this post was conceived of and written by the 2018-2019 Harkness
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By Tara Bannow
Modern Healthcare, September 7, 2019
The problem of overlap in the CMS’ various payment initiatives, including ACOs and bundled-payment programs, can introduce confusion and
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By Austin Frakt
The New York Times, September 9, 2019
Rigorous evaluations of health policy are exceedingly rare. The United States spends a tremendous amount on health
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By Michael Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2019
You’ve got to hand it to Sen. Bernie Sanders for his ability to keep hot-button issues in the