So in New York County, for a premium of about $50,000 per year, you can have a choice of physicians and hospitals for your family,
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.
New York HMO/POS death spiral
Consumer Guide to HMOs
New York State Department of Insurance
Choices Available for Individual Coverage
Under New York State Insurance Law, New Yorkers purchasing health insurance on their
Marie Cocco on insurers' definition of reform
For the insurance industry, reform means expanding their successful business model to include more individuals in their plans while shifting the higher costs to the
Marie Cocco on insurers’ definition of reform
Health care reform with no reform
By Marie Cocco
denverpost.com
April 25, 2009
Maintaining what amounts to a monopoly on insurance for the working-age population has become a central
Marie Cocco on insurers' definition of reform
Health care reform with no reform
By Marie Cocco
denverpost.com
April 25, 2009
Maintaining what amounts to a monopoly on insurance for the working-age population has become a central
Merton Bernstein and Nancy Pelosi on applying science to health care reform
Whether you call it Medicare-for-all, or national health insurance, or single payer, Merton Bernstein describes well the irrational, unscientific effort to keep off the table
Merton Bernstein and Nancy Pelosi on applying science to health care reform
Propaganda And Prejudice Distort The Health Reform Debate
By Merton Bernstein, the Walter D. Coles Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington University
Health Affairs Blog
April 22, 2009
Science
David Himmelstein's testimony
The definitive legislation on health care reform that will be supported by the Democratic leadership in Congress has not yet been written. This important
David Himmelstein’s testimony
Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing
United States House of Representatives
Committee on
David Himmelstein's testimony
Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing
United States House of Representatives
Committee on
Reinhardt's Ways and Means testimony on insurance market reforms
In a comparatively brief statement, Uwe Reinhardt explained to the members of the House Ways and Means Committee the principles and rationale of social insurance.
Reinhardt’s Ways and Means testimony on insurance market reforms
Health Reform in the 21st Century: Insurance Market Reforms
Statement of Uwe E. Reinhardt, Ph.D.
House Committee on Ways and Means
April 22, 2009
A much mouthed mantra