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
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.
Sen. Breaux needs to support cooperation rather than compromise
Modern Physician
Jan. 23, 2003
Breaux unveils universal coverage plan
By Elizabeth Thompson Beckley
Every American citizen would be required to purchase a basic level of health insurance in
Vladeck rejects incremenatlism
American Journal of Public Health
January 2003
Editorial
Universal Health Insurance in the United States: Reflections on the Past, the Present, and the Future
By Bruce Vladeck, PhD
Administrative efficiency of public programs is lost in the health plan marketplace
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
The Medicaid Resource Book
July 2002
By Andy Schneider, et al
In total, the states spent $6.6 billion (federal and state
Political courage needed for a national health system
The Providence Journal
1/21/03
Editorial
A National Health System
The United States already has a national health plan. It's called Medicare. Medicare does not, of course, cover everyone, but
Who are the real culprits preventing reform?
Los Angeles Times
January 17, 2003
The Unmanaging of Health-Care Costs
By Uwe E. Reinhardt
In referendum after referendum, Americans have shown their distaste for the single-payer approach, such
Physicians and patients need courage, or suffer Frist's marketplace
The New York Times
January 16, 2003
Frist and Health Care
To the Editor:
Re "Weapon in Health Wars: Frist's Role as a Doctor" (Political Memo, Jan. 11):
I am
Physicians and patients need courage, or suffer Frist’s marketplace
The New York Times
January 16, 2003
Frist and Health Care
To the Editor:
Re "Weapon in Health Wars: Frist's Role as a Doctor" (Political Memo, Jan. 11):
I am
Medicaid cuts enable tax benefits for the wealthy
The New York Times
January 14, 2003
Most States Cutting Back on Medicaid, Survey Finds
By Robert Pear
Two-thirds of the states say they are cutting Medicaid benefits, increasing
D. Hong on health care in mainland China
Dorothy Hong is a second year medical student at the University of Southern California. She was raised in mainland China, and her mother teaches at
"Significant" small steps are no substitute for comprehensive reform
The Commonwealth Fund
January 2003
Small but Significant Steps to Help the Uninsured
By Jeanne M. Lambrew and Arthur Garson, Jr.
This paper suggests a number of low-cost policies
“Significant” small steps are no substitute for comprehensive reform
The Commonwealth Fund
January 2003
Small but Significant Steps to Help the Uninsured
By Jeanne M. Lambrew and Arthur Garson, Jr.
This paper suggests a number of low-cost policies
