Consumers for Quality Care, Ipsos Survey, March 13-25, 2018From the executive summary* Americans are acutely worried about paying for health care – even more than
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.
WARNING: CMS request for information (RFI) on direct primary care (DPC)
What is Direct Primary Care?Direct Primary Care CoalitionDirect Primary Care (DPC) is an innovative alternative payment model improving access to high functioning healthcare with a
HHS Secretary Azar joins notorious list of 30 day readmissions
Alex Azar's medical woes shine a light on readmissionsBy Dan DiamondPOLITICO Pulse, April 20, 2018On Monday, the HHS secretary was discharged from the hospital with
Industry expert discusses misplaced role of consumerism in health care
The Type of Consumerism Healthcare Really NeedsBy Sachin H. JainForbes, April 17, 2018For decades, many have been dreaming of a revolution in healthcare based on
British to expand ‘personal health budgets’ – Step to privatization?
Patients will decide how they spend NHS moneyBy Chris SmythThe Times, April 16, 2018Hundreds of thousands of people will receive personal allowances of NHS cash
Pulitzer Prize for editorial opposing privatization of Medicaid
Des Moines Register editorial writer wins Pulitzer PrizeDes Moines Register, April 16, 2018Andie Dominick, an editorial writer at the Des Moines Register, on Monday won
ACOs may be underutilizing primary care for chronic conditions
Distribution of Visits for Chronic Conditions Between Primary Care and Specialist Providers in Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care OrganizationsBy Evan, S. Cole, Cassandra Leighton, and
Drug companies using tax windfall to benefit shareholders, not patients
With New Tax Savings, Drug Companies Start by Rewarding Shareholders, Not Patients Struggling with Skyrocketing PricesThe Office of U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker, April 9,
Support for ‘a single government plan’ is increasing
A slim majority of Americans support a national government-run health care programThe Washington Post, April 12, 2018Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation PollQ: Do you support or
Spending tax refunds on health care
New Tax Refund Data: Earliest Filers Get Largest Refunds, Spend More on HealthcareJPMorgan Chase & Co., April 10, 2018Directly related to our dysfunctional health care
Are ACOs going to transition into Medicare Advantage plans?
Long-term issues confronting Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)By David Glass, Sydney McClendon, and Jeff StenslandMedPAC, April 6, 2018Slide 3:Medicare ACOsGroups of providers held accountable for
Trump administration undermining ACA coverage
CMS issues final 2019 Payment Notice Rule to increase access to affordable health plans for Americans suffering from high Obamacare premiumsCMS.gov, April 9, 2018The Trump