The New York Times
December 5, 2001
by Milt Freudenheim
"Pressed by employers, some of the nation's biggest insurers are introducing a new kind of health plan that
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.
Infrastructure for medical data missing
New Haven Register
December 4, 2001
by Dr. Steven Wolfson
"Nearly three months after the start of our national trauma, it is clear that we did not generate
Medicare+Choice option gains ground as alternative to HMOs
American Medical News
December 10, 2001
by Markian Hawryluk
"... a new type of Medicare+Choice option that more closely resembles traditional fee for service is winning converts."
"The product
Md. Lawmakers to Block Sale of CareFirst
The Washington Post
December 1, 2001
by Daniel LeDuc and Matthew Mosk
"Maryland legislators who oppose the sale of the largest health insurer in the Washington-Baltimore region to
Proposal May Set Medicaid Precedent
The Washington Post
November 30, 2001
by Rebecca Cook, Associated Press Writer
"In a groundbreaking proposal that could set a national precedent, Washington state has asked the federal
Within the System of No-System
JAMA Vol. 286 No. 20, November 28, 2001
by Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH
November-December, 2001 Web Exclusive: A New Proposal for Reform
Health Affairs
Medicare+Choice: Doubling Or Disappearing? by Robert A. Berenson
Robert A. Berenson, senior advisor at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy:
Abstract:
As Sick As It Gets
by Rudolph Mueller, M.D.
Olin Frederick, Inc., 2001
Rudolph Mueller, M.D., from the Introduction:
"This is the story of the American healthcare system at the turn of the
DaimlerChrysler helps suppliers reduce drug expenses
The Detroit News
November 27, 2001
by Sarah A. Webster
"DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group has invited about 4,000 of its direct suppliers into a new program aimed
Health Care Meltdown
Los Angeles Times
November 26, 2001
Health Care in America – Can Our Ailing System Be Healed?
by John P. Geyman, M.D. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002
John P. Geyman, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle:
Sylvia Hampton, President of the Coalition for Quality Health Care, San Diego, responds to Philip Pollner and Nancy Wooten on Unity for NHI:
This requires a political strategy. The insurance industry will fight it every step of the way. So many reputable organizations like League of