By Gretchen Jacobson, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico
Kaiser Family FoundationĀ Issue Brief, May 2019
People on Medicare can choose coverage from either traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage
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.
Soaring deductibles make health care unaffordable
By Noam N. Levey
Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2019
Soaring deductibles and medical bills are pushing millions of American families to the breaking point, fueling an
Politics, not policy, is holding back the New York Health Act
By Raina Lipsitz
The Nation, May 2, 2019
The Albany machine is working to torpedo the New York Health Actāagain.
New Yorkās Democratic voters sent a new class
137 million adults face medical financial hardship
By K. Robin Yabroff, Jingxuan Zhao, Xuesong Han, Zhiyuan Zheng
Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 1, 2019
Abstract
Background
High patient out-of-pocket (OOP) spending for medical care is
CBO report on single payer design
Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, May 2019
At a Glance
Some Members of Congress have proposed establishing a single-payer health care system in the
Ady Barkan’s testimony for the House Medicare for All hearing
Testimony of Ady Barkan (speaking through a computer because of the limitations of his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
House of Representatives, Committee on Rules, April 30, 2019
Closing
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Why only the single payer model of Medicare for All will work
By Matt Bruenig
The New York Times, April 29, 2019
As the national debate about health care kicks off ahead of the 2020 presidential election, weāre going
Addendum: Ady Barkan added to witness list for House Medicare for All hearing
Medium.com, April 26, 2019
Dying healthcare activist Ady Barkan will travel from his home in California to testify at a Tuesday hearing of the U.S. House
Medicare for All is easily affordable
Think about how much your income would go up if you didn't have to pay for healthcare at all. That would begin to close the
Medicare for All Act of 2019 to receive a formal hearing in the House Rules Committee
House of Representatives, Committee on Rules, April 23, 2019
Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) announced
CMS’s Primary Care First and Direct Contracting
CMS.gov, April 22, 2019
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema