The Wall Street Journal
February 9, 2005
Health-Care Overhaul: GM CEO Weighs In
By Alan Murray
General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner... runs not only the world's largest auto
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 costs absorb one-quarter of economic growth
Boston University School of Public Health
Health Reform Program
February 9, 2005
Health Costs Absorb One-Quarter of Economic Growth, 2000 - 2005
By Alan Sager, Ph.D. and Deborah Socolar,
Lawmakers eye insurance with no frills
The Journal Gazette
(FortWayne.com)
Feb. 6, 2005
Lawmakers eye insurance with no frills
By Niki Kelly
After mandating numerous health insurance benefits over the past decade,
lawmakers this year might allow
High-deductible plans are only part of the problem
The Commonwealth Fund
January 27, 2005
Half of Insured Adults with High-Deductible Health Plans Experience
Medical Bill or Debt Problems
Employers and millionaires recognize the adverse consequences of today's health plans
California HealthCare Foundation
February 2, 2005
California Employers View Health Care Cost-Sharing as Double-Edged Sword
Employers believe cost sharing encourages workers to spend wisely, but may
result in foregoing
Employers and millionaires recognize the adverse consequences of today’s health plans
California HealthCare Foundation
February 2, 2005
California Employers View Health Care Cost-Sharing as Double-Edged Sword
Employers believe cost sharing encourages workers to spend wisely, but may
result in foregoing
Myths and Memes about Single Payer: A Rebuttal
International Journal of Health Services
Volume 35, Number 1 / 2005
Myths and Memes about Single-Payer Health Insurance in the United States:
A Rebuttal to Conservative Claims
By John
Sham health care pricing benefits only insurers
San Francisco Chronicle
January 30, 2005
Shopping hospitals' price lists
New law sheds light on wide discrepancies in charges
By Victoria Colliver
"We could charge a million dollars, but our
Health Care in the 21st Century
The New England Journal of Medicine
January 20, 2005
Health Care in the 21st Century
By William H. Frist, M.D.
Consumer-Driven Health Care
Lewin Group analysis of Sen. Kuehl's single payer plan
San Francisco Chronicle
January 19, 2005
Armed with new report, senator will reintroduce health care plan
By Steve Lawrence
Armed with a new report showing big savings and backed
Lewin Group analysis of Sen. Kuehl’s single payer plan
San Francisco Chronicle
January 19, 2005
Armed with new report, senator will reintroduce health care plan
By Steve Lawrence
Armed with a new report showing big savings and backed
Gov. Bredesen lets opponents of reform define the arena for the Medicaid debate
The Washington Post
January 18, 2005
Tenn.'s Retreat On Medicaid Points to Struggle
By Ceci Connolly
On Jan. 10, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat elected in 2002 on