SFGate.com
April 26, 2003
Despite budget woes, lawmakers trying to deal with uninsured
By Steve Lawrence, Associated Press Writer
...California legislators have introduced at least five bills designed to
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.
The reform movement gains more credibility
San Francisco Chronicle
April 27, 2003
The long road to a national health plan
By Kevin Grumbach and Philip R. Lee **
Lack of a single payer system kills patients
Los Angeles Times
April 23, 2003
County-USC Doctors Say Delays Fatal
By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein
Emergency room patients regularly wait as long as four days for a
Mandating private plans increases costs
The New York Times
April 24, 2003
Proposals Attach a Price to Universal Health Care
By Milt Freudenheim
...a foundation (Commonwealth Fund) proposed spending $90 billion a year to
Health insurance underwriting cycle
MILLIMAN, USA
April 10, 2003
Health Insurance Underwriting Cycle Effect on Health Plan Premiums and
Profitability
By Richard Kipp, M.A.A.A., John P. Cookson, F.S.A., & Lisa L. Mattie, R.N.
Will the public ever understand the complexities of reform?
National Public Radio/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government
National Survey of Americans' Views on Taxes
April 2003
14. And now I want to read a brief list of
Dr. Dean's Dr. Dynasaur
Brattleboro Reformer
April 19, 2003
Dr. Dynasaur cost hikes worry some
By Toby Henry
Local legislators on Friday voiced concerns about proposed increases to monthly premiums, as high as
Dr. Dean’s Dr. Dynasaur
Brattleboro Reformer
April 19, 2003
Dr. Dynasaur cost hikes worry some
By Toby Henry
Local legislators on Friday voiced concerns about proposed increases to monthly premiums, as high as
Blue Cross of California – How much profit?
Knox-Keene Health Plan Expenditures Summary
FY 2001-02
Published by the California Medical Association
This is the tenth report published by the California Medical Association in regard to Knox-Keene
Emily Friedman
Health Forum Journal
Spring, 2003
Rocket Science
By Emily Friedman
Would we create the current system of funding care?
Health Affairs
January/February 2003
The Road To Meaningful Reform: A Conversation With Oregon's John Kitzhaber
The first step is to call into question the basic inequities and
contradictions in
Wisdom of "the government" and Medicare
The Washington Post
April 10, 2003
Medicare HMO Benefits Down, Premiums Up
By Theresa Agovino, The Associated Press
Medicare HMO premiums are rising while the benefits they offer are