Trump’s Speech to CongressThe New York Times, February 28, 2017Transcript of section on health care (12 references to “Applause” omitted):Tonight, I am also calling on
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.
Achieving Universal Coverage Without Turning to a Single Payer
Lessons From 3 Other CountriesBy Regina E. Herzlinger, DBA; Barak D. Richman, JD, PhD; Richard J. Boxer, MDJAMA, February 27, 2017The theme of this article
Should health insurance options control retirement decisions?
If Obamacare Exits, Some May Need to Rethink Early RetirementBy Austin FraktThe New York Times, February 27, 2017Here’s another possible consequence of repealing the Affordable
Listening to Trump voters who have ACA coverage
What They Want in a Health Care PlanBy Jennifer Tolbert and Larisa AntonisseKaiser Family Foundation, February 22, 2017In order to gain a better understanding of
Trump says reform is now
Trump: ObamaCare replacement coming in 'a couple of weeks'By Max GreenwoodThe Hill, February 18, 2017President Trump said on Saturday that a plan to replace the
Why is life expectancy worse in the United States?
Future life expectancy in 35 industrialised countries: projections with a Bayesian model ensembleBy Vasilis Kontis, PhD, James E Bennett, PhD, Colin D Mathers, PhD, Guangquan
President Trump, here’s how to fulfill your pledge of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs
Single-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower CostsBy Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; David U. Himmelstein,
Can the actuaries design a more effective and equitable financing system?
Actuarial Challenge: Announcement of Round One ResultsRobert Wood Johnson FoundationThe Actuarial Challenge, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), brings actuaries together to explore
UnitedHealth’s gaming of Medicare is now in court
Scheme Tied to UnitedHealth Overbilled Medicare for Years, Suit SaysBy Mary Williams WalshThe New York Times, February 16, 2017UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest
Dismal projections for national health expenditures and the numbers of uninsured
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2016–25: Price Increases, Aging Push Sector To 20 Percent Of EconomyBy Sean P. Keehan and colleagues at the CMS Office of
New CMS rules take good care of insurers
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Increase Patients’ Health Insurance Choices for 2018Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Press release, February 15, 2017CMS today released
We still know little about accountable care
Moving Forward With Accountable Care OrganizationsBy Carrie H. Colla, PhD; Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPHJAMA Internal Medicine, February 13, 2017This lesson on accountable care, from