To Infinity and Beyond: Exposure to Out-of-Network Bills Is High and Rising in the Individual and Small Group MarketsRobert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 4, 2018The
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.
Donald Trump’s attack on ‘Medicare for All’
Democrats 'Medicare for All' plan will demolish promises to seniorsBy Donald J. TrumpUSA Today, October 10 2018ExcerptsThroughout the year, we have seen Democrats across the
Role of regulation in value-based health care
Patient-Centered, Value-Based Health Care Is Incompatible With The Current Climate Of Excessive RegulationBy John O'SheaHealth Affairs Blog, October 3, 2018The goal of reducing volume is
CMS advocates tough love for ACOs
By Shannon FirthMedPage Today, October 5, 2018"Risk" and "predictability" were key themes in the discussion between accountable care organization (ACO) participants and Adam Boehler, the
Only in America: Nobel laureate sells his medal to pay medical bills
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,000 to pay medical bills. Only in America.By Sarah KliffVox, October 4, 2018Leon Lederman won a Nobel
Ask physicians what they think about valued-based care
Regulatory Burden SurveyMedical Group Management Association, October 2018The federal government has focused on decreasing the regulatory burden on medical group practices. MGMA has long been
One-third of people in small-firm low-income families remain uninsured
Despite Coverage Gains, One-Third Of People In Small-Firm Low-Income Families Were Uninsured In 2014–15By Patricia S. Keenan, Paul D. Jacobs, and G. Edward MillerHealth Affairs,
Immigrants help pay for our health care
Immigrants Pay More In Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In BenefitsBy Leah Zallman, Steffie Woolhandler, Sharon Touw, David U. Himmelstein, and Karen E. FinneganHealth
Medicaid managed care contracts with academic medical centers
Whipsawed: Low-Income Patients At UC Davis Losing Coverage AgainBy Rob WatersCalifornia Healthline, September 26, 2018Whipsawed is not a medical condition, but it describes exactly how
TRUMPCARE by John Geyman, M.D.
TRUMPCARE: Lies, Broken Promises, How It Is Failing, and What Should Be DoneFrom the PrefaceOur overpriced but underperforming health care system is being made worse
AHIP’s CEO provides us with his vision for health care’s future
AHIP CEO Matt Eyles on Value-Based Care and Evolving Healthcare ITChange Healthcare, September 4, 2018The rise of value-based care and the ongoing evolution of healthcare
Ban Ki-moon says US health care system is ‘morally wrong’
Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon says US healthcare system is 'morally wrong'By Jessica GlenzaThe Guardian, September 25, 2018The former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has