The Value of Provider Networks and the Role of Out-of-Network Provider Charges in Rising Health Care Costs
AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans)
August 2009
One tool that health
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.
Prevention and wellness – phantom savings and real costs
From: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director
To: Honorable Nathan Deal, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Budget Office
Letter
August 7,
Nicholas Skala
We at Physicians for a National Health Program are terribly saddened to report the sudden and unexpected loss of one of our staff members, Nicholas
Nicholas Skala
Dear PNHP colleagues and friends,
We at Physicians for a National Health Program are terribly saddened to report the sudden and unexpected loss of one of
UnitedHealthcare: 1) Health Tracker and 2) Winning the War
What a nice thing UnitedHealthcare is doing. Being dedicated to the health care consumer, they are helping their commercial plan enrollees manage their health-related finances
UnitedHealthcare: 1) Health Tracker and 2) Winning the War
UnitedHealthcare Expands Availability of Quicken Health Expense Tracker to Nearly 700,000 Consumers
Intuit
Press Release
August 3, 2009
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is expanding the availability
Bending the cost curve
Health Debate: Costs and Benefits
The New York Times
Letters
August 4, 2009
To the Editor:
Universal coverage and cost control are not conflicting aims.
Canada spends 10 percent of gross
Health Insurance Exchange? Lessons from California
Most progressive policy wonks observing the reform process taking place in Washington have been quite smug. As the battles take place over a public option,
Health Insurance Exchange? Lessons from California
Building a National Insurance Exchange: Lessons from California
California HealthCare Foundation
Issue Brief
July 2009
Among the deliberations now taking place in the nation's capitol regarding federal approaches to
Marilyn Clement
Marilyn never gave up, though she left us yesterday, August 3, 2009.
Marilyn Clement
Marilyn Clement's Speech at Celebration Held in Her Honor
June 7, 2009
Closing comments of Marilyn Clement's last speech:
Keep it up! We're going to win single payer!
Video
QOTD: A Canadian doctor diagnoses U.S. health care
When the distortions and lies about Canada are brought up, interrupt (they do) with the response that Canada has a health care financing system that