Insurance: A Closer Look at HSAs
By Uwe Reinhardt
Health Affairs Blog
April 12, 2007
(In this article, Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt takes a closer look at the financial
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.
Small businesses support national health insurance
Survey of small and mid-sized businesses
National Small Business Association
Conducted March 27 - April 1, 2007
Glen Bolger and Nicole McCleskey, Public Opinion Strategies
Employee Benefits and Labor
Wal-Mart's version of affordable access
Wal-Mart to open 400 in-store clinics
Reuters
April 24, 2007
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday that it will contract with local hospitals and other organizations to open
Wal-Mart’s version of affordable access
Wal-Mart to open 400 in-store clinics
Reuters
April 24, 2007
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday that it will contract with local hospitals and other organizations to open
WellPoint advocates shift to underinsurance
Not in poverty but not insured
By Tim Evans
The Indianapolis Star
April 22, 2007
More than one-third of the 46 million uninsured in the United States live in
Paul O'Neill wants an honest discussion on reform
O'Neill advocates health care as a right
By David Wenner
The Patriot-News
April 19, 2007
With all its wealth, it's time for America to define health care as a
Paul O’Neill wants an honest discussion on reform
O'Neill advocates health care as a right
By David Wenner
The Patriot-News
April 19, 2007
With all its wealth, it's time for America to define health care as a
Employers flip labels in vending machines
Survey: Large firms to offer health care
By Ellen Simon
Houston Chronicle
April 19, 2007
Large companies plan to keep offering health care coverage to employees, but cut costs
Canada controls costs without compromising health outcomes
A systematic review of studies comparing health outcomes in Canada and the United States
By Gordon H. Guyatt, P.J. Devereaux, Joel Lexchin, Samuel B. Stone, Armine
Andy Grove on electronic medical records
Grove has ideas for health care
By David Lazarus
San Francisco Chronicle
April 13, 2007
"I'm not proposing to fix the entire system," Grove said (Andy Grove, the former
Jonathan Cohn pretends to oppose single payer
TPMCafe Book Club
April 12, 2007
And now, I will pretend to oppose single-payer...
By Jonathan Cohn
This is a part of the continuing dialogue this week on TPMCafe
Influence of out-of-pocket costs on physicians' decisions
Physician Consideration of Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs in Making Common Clinical Decisions
By Hoangmai H. Pham, MD, MPH; G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS; Ann S. O'Malley, MD,