You hear that phrase in almost every speech made in support of the "Plan" - the reform proposal of President Obama and the Democrats in
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.
Rodberg – Is There Any Way Out for Obama?
Is There Any Way Out for Obama?
By Leonard Rodberg
Progressives worry that, if Obama's health reform plan (hereafter called the "Plan") fails to pass, a latter-day
What is the right penalty to enforce an individual mandate?
The current reform proposal before Congress would encourage more uninsured individuals to purchase health care coverage by assessing a financial penalty on those who fail
What is the right penalty to enforce an individual mandate?
Give people breathing room
By Sen. Charles E. Schumer
USA Today
October 8, 2009
The current reform proposal before Congress would encourage more uninsured individuals to purchase health care
IBM CEO Palmisano on single payer
So IBM CEO Sam Palmisano says that single payer, government health systems have an advantage over fragmented systems (like ours in the U.S.) since they
IBM CEO Palmisano on single payer
IBM CEO Sees Big Opportunity In Health-Care Technology
By Peter Loftus
The Wall Street Journal
October 6, 2009
The chief executive of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) sees a
Bad advice from the OECD
The OECD has a mission of bringing together governments "committed to democracy and the market economy." Their release of a paper supporting a private insurance
Bad advice from the OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Health Care Reform in the United States
By Don R. McCanne
International Journal of Health Services
Volume 39, Number 4
Continued insurer discrimination assured
No matter how tightly regulated, investor-owned private insurers will always find ways to avoid enrolling those with greater health care needs. To fulfill their business
Continued insurer discrimination assured
Discrimination by Insurers Likely Even With Reform, Experts Say
By David S. Hilzenrath
The Washington Post
October 4, 2009
If insurers are prohibited from openly rejecting people with preexisting
Two unacceptable policy flaws
Two difficult issues that stem from using private health plans as the model for reform include: 1) Can you mandate individuals to buy an insurance
Two unacceptable policy flaws
Panel Finishes Work on Health Bill AmendmentsBy Robert Pear and Jackie Calmes The New York Times October 2, 2009 Under Mr. Baucusās bill, which