American Medical News
March 24/31, 2003
California emergency departments close after hemorrhaging money
By Markian Hawryluk
According to a new study by the California Medical Assn., California emergency departments
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.
Support for a government solution grows
The Washington Post
March 16, 2003
Health Insurance Back as Key Issue
By Ceci Connolly and Amy Goldstein
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine):
"My brother, a conservative small businessman, is saying
"Lower class" not entitled to essentail benefits under Medicare?
The Washington Post
March 14, 2003
Editorial
Medicine for Medicare
“Lower class” not entitled to essentail benefits under Medicare?
The Washington Post
March 14, 2003
Editorial
Medicine for Medicare
This national solution is best, but for whom?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
March 12, 2003
National solution best for health care
By Mary O. McWilliams
Here, in the midst of Cover the Uninsured Week, it is important that this
The hidden cost of a fragmented health insurance system
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
March 10, 2003
Testimony of Karen Davis, President, The Commonwealth Fund
Time for Change: The Hidden Cost of a Fragmented Health
Your responses to my apology for the poetry spam
Although I had stated that I would limit postings on this list to health policy issues, because of the volume of responses received, I am
Risk segmentation is bad for your health system
Economic and Social Research Institute February 2003 Issues in Coverage Expansion Design
Coping with Risk Segmentation: Challenges and Policy Options by Elliot K. Wicks, Ph. D.
Our health care system is a real pill
Posted on Thu, Jan. 23, 2003
By Molly Ivins Creators Syndicate
Bet you if I had a nickel for every time someone has started an article or
The consequences of medical debt
The Access Project, with other organizations February, 2003
The Consequences of Medical Debt
Summary of key findings:
* Having health insurance does not always protect individuals from
What is California HealthCare Foundation’s true mission?
What is California HealthCare Foundation's true mission?
By Don McCanne
Following is a description of the California HealthCare Foundation from their own website:
"The California HealthCare Foundation, based
What is California HealthCare Foundation's true mission?
What is California HealthCare Foundation's true mission?
By Don McCanne
Following is a description of the California HealthCare Foundation from their own website:
"The California HealthCare Foundation, based