The Oregonian
September 25, 2002
Kaiser backs out of Oregon Health Plan
By Joe Rojas-Burke
Kaiser Permanente, Oregon's largest health maintenance organization, plans
to withdraw from the Oregon Health Plan,
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.
Stifling technological innovation?
Reuters Health
September 23, 2002
Millionaires Lining Up to Buy Personal Gene Maps
By Richard Woodman
A service to map a person's entire genetic code is being offered by
America's
Kennedy and Breaux on side track
Roll Call
September 19, 2002
Kennedy, Breaux To Open Big New Health Care Debate
By Morton M. Kondracke
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and John Breaux (D-La.) are pushing for a
Suffering a civilized nation cannot allow
Los Angeles Times
September 20, 2002
Editorial
Backlash on Health Costs
The United States is the only major industrialized country in the world that
lacks universal health care.
Here's what's increasingly
Insurance mandates will drive us to single-payer reform
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
September 18, 2002
Mental Health Parity Opponents Raise Concerns About Legislation During
Center for Policy Analysis Forum
From a National Center for Policy Analysis
FEHBP introduces “health-spending accounts”
The Washington Post
September 17, 2002
Federal Employees' Health Premiums to Increase
By Stephen Barr
Health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will rise an
average of 11.1 percent
FEHBP introduces "health-spending accounts"
The Washington Post
September 17, 2002
Federal Employees' Health Premiums to Increase
By Stephen Barr
Health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will rise an
average of 11.1 percent
Prof. Donald W. Light responds to Prof. Kevin Grumbach’s comments on cost
Prof. Donald W. Light responds to Prof. Kevin Grumbach's comments on cost
sharing:
Further Thoughts on "Cost Sharing"
American employers and policy makers are unique in their conviction
Prof. Donald W. Light responds to Prof. Kevin Grumbach's comments on cost
Prof. Donald W. Light responds to Prof. Kevin Grumbach's comments on cost
sharing:
Further Thoughts on "Cost Sharing"
American employers and policy makers are unique in their conviction
“Covering the Uninsured” – Strengthening employer-based coverage?
(Although this message is quite long, it is important. The Covering the Uninsured campaign is designed to end with comprehensive reform of our health care
"Covering the Uninsured" – Strengthening employer-based coverage?
(Although this message is quite long, it is important. The Covering the Uninsured campaign is designed to end with comprehensive reform of our health care
Reductions in federal SCHIP funding
Families USA Special Report September 2002
Children Losing Health Coverage