Health care tops a growing list of worries
By John Sweeney, President of AFL-CIO
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sep. 5, 2005
Despite the "recovery," economic dissatisfaction among working Americans is
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.
Is Regence BlueCross BlueShield selling retirement plans?
Regence BlueCross Blue Shield of Oregon
Regence Health Savings Account
Frequently Asked Questions
For employers:
Q: What are the advantages to the employer?
A: Employer contributions to a health savings
Two American Disasters
The faces of disaster
Editorial
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Aug. 31, 2005
The images were stunning: rooftop rescues, submerged casinos, a high-rise hotel bereft of windows, and the Superdome's roof
USA Today-KFF-Harvard Health Care Costs Survey
USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health September 1, 2005
Health Care Costs Survey
Survey Findings
Health care costs are more than a barrier to access to
CBO: The Price Sensitivity of Demand for Nongroup Health Insurance
The Price Sensitivity of Demand for Nongroup Health Insurance
Congressional Budget Office
August 2005
U.S. Census Bureau: 45.8 million uninsured
Income Stable, Poverty Rate Increases, Percentage of Americans without Health Insurance Unchanged
U.S. Census Bureau
August 30, 2005
The percentage of the nation's population without health insurance coverage
Physicians returning to Canada
For the First Time, More Canadian Physicians Are Returning to the Country Than Leaving
Canadian Institute for Health Information
August 24, 2005
New statistics compiled by the Canadian
M. Gladwell on the moral-hazard myth
The Moral-Hazard Myth: The bad idea behind our failed health-care system
By Malcolm Gladwell
The New Yorker
August 29, 2005
Aetna and the California Medical Association are off target
Cover Yourself!
Op-Ed
By Jack Lewin, M.D. and Ronald Williams
(Dr. Lewin is CEO of the California Medical Association. Mr. Williams is president of Aetna.)
Wall Street Journal
August 19,
Celebrate New York’s victory, but get back to work!
N.Y. Council Backs Benefits Bill
By Amy Joyce
The Washington Post
August 18, 2005
The New York City Council yesterday passed a measure requiring most stores that sell groceries
Celebrate New York's victory, but get back to work!
N.Y. Council Backs Benefits Bill
By Amy Joyce
The Washington Post
August 18, 2005
The New York City Council yesterday passed a measure requiring most stores that sell groceries
Taking away choice
Pick and Lose
By Jonathan Cohn
The New Republic
August 22, 2005
Has any word done more to cloak the modern conservative agenda than "choice"?
...what conservatives in this country