Pride, Prejudice, Insurance
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
November 7, 2005
Employment-based health insurance is the only serious source of coverage for Americans too young to receive
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.
Krugman’s solution for employment-based health insurance
Pride, Prejudice, Insurance
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
November 7, 2005
Employment-based health insurance is the only serious source of coverage for Americans too young to receive
The safety net is tattered
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
November 4, 2005
Covering the Uninsured - Growing Need, Strained Resources
Health systems provide mediocrity for sicker adults
Taking The Pulse Of Health Care Systems: Experiences Of Patients With Health Problems In Six Countries
By Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Phuong Trang Huynh, Michelle Doty,
Unintended over-utilization by ethical physicians
Variation in the Tendency of Primary Care Physicians to Intervene
By Brenda E. Sirovich, MD, MS; Daniel J. Gottlieb, MS; H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH; Elliott
Increase in uninsured will save our economy
Changes In Economic Conditions And Health Insurance Coverage, 2000-2004
By John Holahan and Allison Cook
Health Affairs
November 1, 2005
The danger of consumer-driven health care
The Danger of Consumer-Driven Health Care Crash Course
by Jonathan Cohn
The New Republic
Nov. 7, 2005
Health care operates by what economists commonly call an "80/20" rule. In
Medicare catastrophic drug coverage is a catastrophe
Medicare Drug Benefit May Expand 'Catastrophic' Protection
By Karen Pallarito
Forbes.com
Oct. 26, 2005
The number of seniors protected against formidably high drug costs will increase sharply under the
A Republican Senate candidate supports single payer principles
Tarrant's healthy idea
Brattleboro Reformer
October 26, 2005
IDX co-founder Richard Tarrant may be running for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2006, but when it comes to
Taking good care of WellPoint
WellPoint's 3Q Profit More Than Doubles
By The Associated Press
The New York Times
October 26, 2005
WellPoint Inc. on Wednesday said earnings for the third quarter more than
Entrepreneurial physicians and their specialty hospitals
Effects Of Physician-Owned Limited-Service Hospitals: Evidence From Arizona
By Jean M. Mitchell
Health Affairs
October 25, 2005
Wal-Mart creates pseudo-insurance
Wal-Mart to Expand Health Plan for Workers
By Michael Barbaro
The New York Times
October 24, 2005
Wal-Mart, which has long been criticized for the benefits it offers to