Several readers found fault with Katharine Seelye's dismissal of "Medicare for all" single payer reform as being too complicated, imposing a big tax increase on
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.
NYT Blog: Medicare for all?
Medicare for All? 'Crazy,' 'Socialized' and Unlikely
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Prescriptions Blog
The New York Times
September 19, 2009
Jonathan S. Skinner, an economics professor at Dartmouth, said there
45,000 deaths attributable to uninsurance
This study analyzed data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This
45,000 deaths attributable to uninsurance
Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults
By Andrew P. Wilper, MD, MPH, Stefï¬e Woolhandler, MD, MPH, Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH, Danny McCormick, MD, MPH,
Americans are satisfied with their insurance – Not!
According to this study conducted last month, 90% of insured Americans rated their insurance coverage either excellent or good. Yet when asked about specifics, only
Americans are satisfied with their insurance – Not!
Data Note: Americans’ Satisfaction with Insurance Coverage
Kaiser Family Foundation
September 2009
Some Dissatisfaction Despite Positive Ratings
How would you rate your overall insurance coverage?
90% - Excellent/Good
9% - Not
What does a $13,375 premium mean for reform?
Employer-sponsored health plans insure not only the largest sector of our society, but also the healthiest: the healthy workforce and their young healthy families. Because
What does a $13,375 premium mean for reform?
Employer Health Benefits
2009 Annual Survey
Kaiser Family Foundation
September 15, 2009
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage this year.
http://www.kff.org/insurance/ehbs091509nr.cfm
Report (238 pages):
http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2009/7936.pdf
Comment:
By Don
Compassion for some; Solidarity for all
The subtitle of this article is "Why Obama Needed Single Payer on the Table." The full article is well worth reading.
Compassion for some; Solidarity for all
Obama's Mistakes in Health Care Reform
By Vicente Navarro
CounterPunch
September 7, 2009
Error Number Three
The subtitle of this article is "Why Obama Needed Single Payer on the Table."
Insurance exchange loopholes
In health care, we spend more and receive less, and everyone agrees that has to change. The decision has been made that we will do
Insurance exchange loopholes
Will U.S. learn its healthcare reform lesson from California?
By Michael Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times
September 14, 2009
The difference between a government program that works and one that