Denver Business Journal
April 8, 2004
United Healthcare violating insurance law, says NFIB
The National Federation of Independent Business accused United Healthcare Thursday of violating new state laws
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.
Congress wastes tax funds on private Medicare plans
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
April 8, 2004
M+C payment rates compared with county Medicare per capita fee-for-service spending (revised)
The purpose of this report is to present
Higher Medicare spending correlated with lower-quality care
Health Affairs
April 7, 2004
Medicare Spending, The Physician Workforce, And Beneficiaries' Quality Of Care
By Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra
Abstract:
Private payment: the zombie of health care
Globe and Mail
Apr. 6, 2004
Private payment: the zombie of health care
By Gordon Guyatt
Are tax credits the best way to cover the uninsured?
Family Practice News
April 1, 2004
Pro & Con
Are tax credits the best way to cover the uninsured?
Dr. John C. Nelson, president-elect of the American Medical Association:
To
Greeley, Colo., Hospital Suffers Financial Crisis
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
The Miami Herald
Apr. 02, 2004
Greeley, Colo., Hospital Suffers Financial Crisis
By Tom Hacker, Greeley Tribune
Bad debt, charity care and federal reimbursement shortfalls are
The Puzzling Popularity Of The PPO
Health Affairs
March/April 2004
The Puzzling Popularity Of The PPO
By Robert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk and Justin S. White
How Federalism Could Spur Bipartisan Action On The Uninsured
Health Affairs
March 31, 2004
How Federalism Could Spur Bipartisan Action On The Uninsured
By Henry J. Aaron and Stuart M. Butler
... we share the belief that federally
The Affordability Crisis in U.S. Health Care
(From the slide presentation of Gerald Shea, Assistant to the President for
Governmental Affairs, AFL-CIO)
Bill Dreher, Deutsche Bank Securities:
"From the perspective of investors, Costco's benefits ($10/hour
Health Care Reform a Major Campaign Issue for Voters: New Survey
The Commonwealth Fund
March 29, 2004
Health Care Reform a Major Campaign Issue for Voters: New Survey
Percent of adults ages 19-64 with any medical bill problem or
Does universal comprehensive insurance encourage unnecessary use?
Canadian Medical Association Journal
January 20, 2004
Does universal comprehensive insurance encourage unnecessary use?
Evidence from Manitoba says "no"
By Noralou P. Roos, Evelyn Forget, Randy Walld and Leonard
HSAs in FEHBP?
The Washington Post
March 25, 2004
House Panel Hears Concerns About Offering Health Savings Accounts
By Stephen Barr
The House civil service subcommittee plunged into a debate yesterday over