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.
WHO: The problems with voluntary health insurance
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
WHO: Can Europeans afford their health care?
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
Jonathan Oberlander explains the evolving use of the term “Medicare for All”
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,
Love your private insurance? You’re kidding!
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
Medicare for All would be a highly effective poverty-reduction program
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
Economists who understand single payer, but…
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
New KFF polling on Medicare-for-all versus a public option
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
The Harkness Fellows on the paradoxes of US health care
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
Overlapping payment models: Who gets paid?
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
Do we really need more policy research before implementing health justice for all?
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
Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — no debate
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