The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
April 28, 2004
Ottawa opens up medicare
By Mark Kennedy
The federal government will not stand in the way of provinces that want to "experiment" with
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.
Canada’s health minister supports privatization
The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
April 28, 2004
Ottawa opens up medicare
By Mark Kennedy
The federal government will not stand in the way of provinces that want to "experiment" with
Employers are using HSAs to shift higher deductibles to employees
USA TODAY
April 26, 2004
Out of pocket costs may soar
By Julie Appleby
Sharply higher health insurance deductibles may hit workers in the next two years as employers
Insurance status used in triage decisions
The Washington Post
April 26, 2004
Some Finding No Room at the ER
Screening Out Non-Urgent Cases Stirs Controversy
By Ceci Connolly
University of Colorado Hospital is leading the way
EEOC approves age discrimination in health care
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
April 22, 2004
EEOC Approves Proposal to Exempt Retiree Health Plans from Age Discrimination in Employment Act
HCA's epiphany?
HCA (Hospital Corporation of America)
Press Release
April 14, 2004
HCA Previews First Quarter Results
Jack O. Bovender, Jr., HCA Chairman and CEO:
HCA’s epiphany?
HCA (Hospital Corporation of America)
Press Release
April 14, 2004
HCA Previews First Quarter Results
Jack O. Bovender, Jr., HCA Chairman and CEO:
Government-funded stop-loss?
Southwest Nebraska News
4/14/2004
Nelson Unveils Proposal to Expand Insurance Coverage, Lower Health Care Premiums
With health care costs spiraling and the number of uninsured expanding, Nebraska's Senator
Enhancing economic growth through higher taxes
The New York Times
April 15, 2004
Economic Scene
By Jeff Madrick
In widely reported comments before a Congressional committee in February, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, suggested
Uncivilized responses to medical debt
Borneo Bulletin
April 14, 2004
Woman unable to pay medical bill locked up in hospital
NAIROBI (dpa) - A mother of seven has been kept locked up in
Is Medi-Cal sustainable?
Health Access
April 13, 2004
Budget Subcommittees on Health Consider Cuts
Earlier today, both the (California) Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees on Health considered a range of health
Florida Senate policies benefit infant-sized coffin industry
Orlando Sentinel
April 12, 2004
Editorial
What are they thinking?
As the state Senate and House go into conference to ruminate on the budget, here's something they should keep