The Meaning of AmericaBy Robert Reichrobertreich.org, February 17, 2018When Trump and his followers refer to “America,” what do they mean?Some see a country of white
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.
David Cutler: What is the health spending problem?
What Is The U.S. Health Spending Problem?By David M. CutlerHealth Affairs, Published Ahead of Print February 14, 2018AbstractIn this article David Cutler reminds us of
How should we use the CMS National Health Expenditures projection?
CMS Office of the Actuary releases 2017-2026 Projections of National Health ExpendituresCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), February 14, 2018Today the independent CMS Office
Copayments can kill
Weatherford teacher dies from flu effectsBy Christin Coyne and Jelani GibsonWeatherford Democrat, February 5, 2018A second grade teacher at Ikard Elementary School, 38-year-old Heather Holland,
Stephen Miller has to go
Letter to the White House: Stephen Miller must be removedNational Council of Jewish WomenOn February 8, 17 Jewish organizations sent a letter authored and organized
Are Medicaid work requirements legal?
Experimenting On The Health Of The Poor: Inside Stewart v. AzarBy Sara RosenbaumHealth Affairs Blog, February 5, 2018Medicaid was established to help low-income individuals receive
BMJ: Failing health of the United States
The role of challenging life conditions and the policies behind themBy Steven H Woolf, Laudan AronBMJ, Editorial, February 7, 2018This editorial states that lack of
Seema Verma’s policies can kill people
Trump Administration Says States May Impose Work Requirements for MedicaidBy Robert PearThe New York Times, January 11, 2018In a speech to state Medicaid officials in
Can Andy Slavitt keep politics out of ‘United States of Care’?
United States of Care, Accessed February 7, 2018The mission of United States of Care is to ensure that every single American has access to quality,
Single payer at play in Germany’s talks to build a coalition government
Parties enter final round of talks to build new German coalition governmentDeutsche Welle, February 4, 2018More than four months after holding general elections, Germany remains
Who will be next year’s high health care spenders?
Consistently High Turnover in the Group of Top Health Care SpendersBy William C. Johnson, Ph.D.; Niall Brennan, M.P.P.; Sally Rodriguez, M.P.H. & John Hargraves, M.P.P.;
MedPAC: Repeal MIPS and replace it with VVP, whatever that is
MedPAC’s Repeal And Replace MIPs Campaign Will Not End WellBy Kip SullivanThe Health Care Blog, January 28, 2018“This is tough. I don’t know how to