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Quote of the Day

For more than 20 years, PNHP’s 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. McCanne’s listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.

President Bush’s “Ownership Society”

Posted December 20, 2003

The New York Times
December 20, 2003
The Ownership Society
By David Brooks

In his State of the Union address, the president will announce measures to foster job creation.

"Consumering" rewards healthy

Posted December 18, 2003

Benemax (A Benefit Management Company)
Consumer Driven Health Care (CDHC)
CDHC presentation slides (excerpts)

"Unleashing the power of free market economics on the healthcare
industry"

Why CDHC: Consumering
Patients shop for

“Consumering” rewards healthy

Posted December 18, 2003

Benemax (A Benefit Management Company)
Consumer Driven Health Care (CDHC)
CDHC presentation slides (excerpts)

"Unleashing the power of free market economics on the healthcare
industry"

Why CDHC: Consumering
Patients shop

AMA’s support of Medicare bill will come back to bite them

Posted December 17, 2003

American Medical News
Dec. 22/29, 2003
Medicare law starts clock on fixing payment formula
By Markian Hawryluk

With a stroke of his pen on Dec. 8, President Bush signed

AMA's support of Medicare bill will come back to bite them

Posted December 17, 2003

American Medical News
Dec. 22/29, 2003
Medicare law starts clock on fixing payment formula
By Markian Hawryluk

With a stroke of his pen on Dec. 8, President Bush signed

If insurance doesn’t work for people with disabilities, would it work for the rest of us?

Posted December 15, 2003

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
December 2003
Understanding the Health-Care Needs and Experiences of People with Disabilities
By Kristina Hanson, Tricia Neuman and Molly Voris

Although most people

If insurance doesn't work for people with disabilities, would it work for the rest of us?

Posted December 15, 2003

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
December 2003
Understanding the Health-Care Needs and Experiences of People with Disabilities
By Kristina Hanson, Tricia Neuman and Molly Voris

Although most people

Cost sharing is bad for your health

Posted December 13, 2003

Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)
News Release
Dec. 12, 2003
Health Care Spending Growth Slows Sharply in First Half of 2003

Health care spending growth per privately

Wal-Mart calls for a national solution

Posted December 12, 2003

The New York Times
December 12, 2003
Letters

Health Plan at Wal-Mart

To the Editor:

Re "Wal-Mart's Health Plan" (letter, Dec. 4):

More than 90 percent of our associates have health

Insurance CEO:We’ll have national health insurance

Posted December 11, 2003

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 11, 2003
National health insurance inevitable?
Highmark CEO makes the case, says it may be solution to spiraling costs
By Pamela Gaynor

In spite of the wider

S. 1992 – Defense of Medicare and Real Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Act

Posted December 11, 2003

United States Senate
December 9, 2003
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
(Page: S16127)

Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, today, along with Senator Bob Graham, I am

Insurance CEO:We'll have national health insurance

Posted December 11, 2003

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 11, 2003
National health insurance inevitable?
Highmark CEO makes the case, says it may be solution to spiraling costs
By Pamela Gaynor

In spite of the wider

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