Health Affairs
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February 7, 2003
Health Spending Projections For 2002-2012
By Stephen Heffler, Sheila Smith, Sean Keehan, M. Kent Clemens, Greg Won, and Mark Zezza (from the
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.
Health care quality destined to improve
The Washington Post
February 5, 2003
Director Seeks 'Just the Facts' To Improve Medical Care
By David Brown
It is an embarrassing but no longer well-kept secret that despite
Equitable distribution or adequate spending?
The Kansas City Star
Jan. 26, 2003
As I See It: Single-payer system would fix health system
By Joshua Freeman
The United States National Health Insurance Act
The United States National Health Insurance Act
Executive Summary
No health care for AMA’s janitors
News from the Metro Washington Council,
AFL-CIO February 3, 2003
No health care for AMA's janitors
News from the Metro Washington Council,
AFL-CIO February 3, 2003
Conyers supports comprehensive care for all, while Bush supports greater rationing
Department of Health and Human Services
News Release
Jan. 31, 2003
Bush Administration Will Propose Innovative Improvements in States' Health
Coverage for Low-Income Americans
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced
Bob LeBow says that it is time to create a movement for reform
A special update from Bob and Gail LeBow
(For those new to the list, Bob LeBow is a very special person. He is former president of
Hawaii considering single payer
State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
Twenty-Second Legislature, 2003
House Bill No. 1617
Establishes the State Health Authority to provide health care for all Hawaii citizens.
SECTION 1. (excerpt)
The Economics of Health Reconsidered
The Economics of Health Reconsidered
Second Edition
By Thomas Rice
Health Administration Press, November 2002
Social insurance is not a new concept
American Journal of Public Health
January 2003
Medical Care for All the People
By Henry E. Sigerist
The idea of social insurance is by no means new but has
Don't abandon Medicare; fix it
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
January 2003
Paying for Choice:
The Cost Implications of Health Plan Options for People on Medicare
By Rani E. Snyder, Thomas Rice, and