United States Congress
Joint Economic Committee
February 25, 2004
Impact of "Consumer-Driven" Health Care on Consumers Testimony of Gail Shearer, Director, Health Policy Analysis Washington Office of Consumers
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.
18,000 premature deaths: one individual
The Boston Globe
2/24/2004
Vocal critic of abuse by clergy found dead
By Brian MacQuarrie
Patrick McSorley, a victim of defrocked priest John J. Geoghan who became one of
Steelhead fever and health care
San Diego Trout
Accounts of Indians
Interview with Babe Ramos, a Native American of the Juaneno Band of the Acjachemen Nation, who was born in the
Does solidarity exist in the United States?
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:57:02 -0800
Does solidarity exist in the United States?
Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2004
State Cutbacks Harm Kids' Health Program
Illegal to be sick?
The Progressive
February 2004
Gouging the Poor
By Barbara Ehrenreich
There's been a lot of whining about health care recently: the shocking cost of insurance, the mounting reluctance of
Health care for low income children is a "policy whim
Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2004
Budget Signals Narrowed Ambitions
By Peter Nicholas and Virginia Ellis
For decades, California distinguished itself by pioneering easy and inexpensive access to college
Health care for low income children is a “policy whim
Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2004
Budget Signals Narrowed Ambitions
By Peter Nicholas and Virginia Ellis
For decades, California distinguished itself by pioneering easy and inexpensive access to college
Australian tax funds are better spent on their Medicare program than on private plans
The Age
February 19, 2004
Private health insurers are on shaky ground
By Kenneth Davidson
Despite the billions of dollars the Howard Government has poured into private health insurance
Bush condemns over reliance on insurance
Economic Report of the President
and
The Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisors
February 2004
Chapter 10
Health Care and Insurance
This chapter discusses the roles of innovation, insurance,
Can employer generosity solve the health care crisis?
Los Angeles Times
February 15, 2004
Costco Sees Value in Higher Pay
By James Flanigan
Much of corporate America is driven today by the belief that to be competitive,
Is James Glassman a credible voice for free market economics?
Two nearly identical transcripts of the debate panel, "Border wars," featuring Milton Friedman, Gil Gutknecht, Sally Pipes and Don McCanne are now available on the
Denying foreigners health care coverage in Japan
The Japan Times
February 12, 2004
Visaless foreigners to be denied national health cover
By Tomoko Otake
After the Supreme Court ruled last month that it is illegal to