American Journal of Public Health
December 2004
The Health Impact of Resolving Racial Disparities: An Analysis of US Mortality Data
By Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Robert E.
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.
Cheapest Health Insurance Found Out West
SmartMoney.com
December 7, 2004
Cheapest Health Insurance Found Out West
By Stacey L. Bradford
On Tuesday, eHealthInsurance.com, an online insurance broker, released its first national survey ranking the most
Means-Testing In Medicare
Health Affairs
December 8, 2004
Means-Testing In Medicare
By Mark V. Pauly
Business Roundtable CEOs cite health care costs
Business Roundtable
Press Release
December 1, 2004
Business Roundtable Releases December CEO Economic Outlook Survey
Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading corporations with a
The Nation Now Wants to Hear From Woolhandler and Himmelstein
Mixed solutions to problem of uninsured
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Interim Meeting Highlights
Monday, December 6, 2004
About 300 delegates heard details on one of the AMA's seven
How the Real HSA Stands Up
BCBSNC Announces New Group HSA Offering with Mellon Financial
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina - December 2, 2004
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)
Tracking Health Care Costs: Spending Growth Slowdown Stalls in 1st Half of 2004
By Bradley C. Strunk and Paul B. Ginsburg
Employee Benefit Research Institute and Center for Studying Health System Change - December 2004
The recent slowdown in health
Making Tough Choices: Adults with Disabilities Prioritize their Medi-Cal Options
By Marjorie Ginsburg and Kathy Glasmire
California HealthCare Foundation - December 2004
In January, 2004, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a major overhaul of Medi-Cal to contain costs...
A National Health Insurance Program for the U.S.
A National Health Insurance Program for the United States - The country must abandon its fragmented system
By Don R. McCanne
PLoS Medicine - November 2004
This year, Ontario may pass Michigan in making vehicles
The New York Times
November 27, 2004
This Year, Ontario May Pass Michigan in Making Vehicles
By Danny Hakim
Michigan has been the heart of the auto industry
Employers try shifting health costs
The Boston Globe
November 25, 2004
Employers try shifting health costs
Plans ease sting for those at lower end of pay scale
By Kimberly Blanton
Growth rate in health cost to employers slowed in '04
The New York Times
November 22, 2004
Growth Rate in Health Cost to Employers Slowed in '04
By Reed Abelson
After years of double-digit cost increases, the rate of