Stan Brock, 82, Intrepid Provider of Health Care in Remote Areas, DiesBy Sam RobertsThe New York Times, September 6, 2018Stan Brock died on Aug. 29
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.
A physician/policy wonk faces our health care financing system
As consumers' out-of-pocket costs grow, will the patient bill-of-rights movement rise again?By Harris MeyerModern Healthcare, September 1, 2018Emergency physician Dr. Matthew Wetschler was body surfing
Beyond The ACA: Paths To Universal Coverage In California
By Andrew B. Bindman, Marian R. Mulkey, and Richard KronickHealth Affairs, September 2018AbstractCalifornia has had a very long history of attempting to achieve universal health
Alex Azar opposes setting drug prices by government fiat, while people die
Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal RationingBy Bram Sable-SmithNPR, September 1, 2018Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It's what happens when you don't
Abraham Lincoln on labor
By President Abraham LincolnFirst Annual Message, December 3, 1861There is a reason why we celebrate Labor Day rather than Capitalism Day. Although there was no
KFF: Public opinion on single payer, national health plan, and expanding Medicare
Public Opinion on Single-Payer, National Health Plans, and Expanding Access to Medicare CoverageKaiser Family FoundationKaiser Family Foundation has summarized in twelve Power Point slides the
A.M. Best: ‘U.S. Government-Related Health Insurance Business Continues to Grow’
Best’s Market Segment Report: U.S. Government-Related Health Insurance Business Continues to Grow Despite RisksA.M. Best, August 13, 2018The U.S. health insurance industry’s premium composition is
NHIS insurance statistics; don’t pop the champagne corks
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–March 2018By Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D., Michael E. Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A., and
Powerful coalitions forming against single payer Medicare for All
Doctor, hospital groups organize to oppose single-payer in CaliforniaBy Angela HartThe Sacramento Bee, August 28, 2018A group of influential, deep-pocketed business and health care organizations
Anthem refuses to cooperate with a federal false claims investigation
Feds want to force Anthem to comply with Medicare billing investigationBy Shelby LivingstonModern Healthcare, August 21, 2018Health insurer Anthem has refused to comply with the
The bull market is foretelling Medicare Advantage for All
An unlikely winner in the long-running bull market: Health insurersBy Bertha CoombsCNBC, August 19, 2018The bull market, which is about to become the longest running
Reuters/Ipsos poll: 70 percent support Medicare for All
Reuters/Ipsos, June and July 2018Would you support or oppose the following?A policy of Medicare for All? (When it comes to the U.S. healthcare system)Democrat84.5% -