This study confirms that what we already know about the importance of insurance in improving access and utilization of health care also applies specifically to
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.
Health insurance and eye care
Reported Eye Care Utilization and Health Insurance Status Among US Adults
By David J. Lee, PhD; Byron L. Lam, MD; Sahel Arora, BS; Kristopher L. Arheart,
President Bill Clinton on single payer
Former President Bill Clinton makes two very important points here. (1) Single payer dramatically reduces administrative waste, and he implies that it would be popular,
President Bill Clinton on single payer
Bill Clinton on Health Care Reform
CNN Larry King Live
March 11, 2009
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent: Tonight, Bill Clinton exclusive on the nightmare that
Blog debate – PNHP versus HCAN reform strategy
Members of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and supporters of the Health Care for America Now! coalition (HCAN) are all passionately dedicated to
Blog debate – PNHP versus HCAN reform strategy
Blog Debate: "An Obsolete Model"
By Tim Foley
Change.org
Health Care
March 12, 2009
Members of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and supporters of the Health Care for
Bloomberg columnist on single payer
Single payer should not only be back in the national dialogue on reform, it should be front and center as the golden standard by which
Bloomberg columnist on single payer
No Reason to Demonize U.S. Single-Payer Health
Commentary by John F. Wasik
Bloomberg.com
March 11, 2009
It's time to stop kicking sand in the face of single-payer health care.
A health insurance broker speaks up
John Sinibaldi has provided a consistent voice behind the scenes expressing many of the problems with our private insurance industry and the clear need for
A health insurance broker speaks up
A Broker's Lament: We Brought This On Ourselves
By John Sinibaldi
The Health Care Blog
March 7, 2009
A huge segment of the American population is simply far too
AHIP's phony epiphany
In December, when America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) released their new report indicating that they were fully committed to reform that would cover everyone, I
AHIP’s phony epiphany
Insurers' commitment to healthcare reform is only skin-deep
The industry claims to have had a change of heart, but its position hasn't changed at all.
By Michael