The New York Times
July 6, 2002
By Milt Freudenheim
With Congressional passage of a Medicare drug benefit still far from certain, about half the states are at
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 back on public’s front burner, pollsters say
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 5, 2002
By James Kuhnhenn
Inquirer Washington Bureau
Almost 10 years after President Bill Clinton tried to overhaul the nation's health-care system, the American people
Health care back on public's front burner, pollsters say
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 5, 2002
By James Kuhnhenn
Inquirer Washington Bureau
Almost 10 years after President Bill Clinton tried to overhaul the nation's health-care system, the American people
Oregon closer to universal care
Statesman Journal
June 28, 2002
By Susan Tom
Oregon is one step closer to possibly becoming the first state in the country to have universal health care.
Health Care
Jeoffry Gordon, MD, MPH comments on the Medicare prescription bill passed by the US House of Representatives yesterday:
"The legislation to cover some drug benefits under Medicare passed by the US House of Representatives late on June 27 is the most cynical, misguided,
Opinion: View 'health care' under ethical lens
Amarillo Globe-News
June 24, 2002
By Dr. Ted Nicklaus
The ethics of medical care has gained increasing public attention as scientific and technological advances force us to face
Opinion: View ‘health care’ under ethical lens
Amarillo Globe-News
June 24, 2002
By Dr. Ted Nicklaus
The ethics of medical care has gained increasing public attention as scientific and technological advances force us to face
Policy Analysts Debate
In a prior quote, Victor R. Fuchs, Ph.D., Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford, stated, "National health insurance will probably come to the United States after
E. Richard Brown, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, comments on their study that demonstrated that MediCal patients report a poorer level of health than the uninsured:
"We also, of course, think the data strongly support all efforts to achieve universal coverage. An additional exhibit, number 34, shows the devastating impact
The State of Health Insurance in California
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
By E. Richard Brown, PhD, Ninez Ponce, PhD, Thomas Rice, PhD, & Shana Alex Lavarreda, MPP
June 2002
Exhibit 27: Self-Reported Health
We Must Act on Health Care
The Washington Post
June 23, 2002
By Warren A. Jones, President of the American Academy of Family Physicians
The mantra is "incremental steps" -- not because incrementalism is
Hershey Workers Approve Contract
The Washington Post
June 9, 2002
Associated Press
HERSHEY, Pa., June 8 -- Members of Chocolate Workers Local 464 voted overwhelmingly today to approve a new contract with