Republicans, Aiming to Kill Health Law, Also Work to Shore It UpBy Robert PearThe New York Times, February 12, 2017After denouncing the Affordable Care Act
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.
Tom Price confirmed as HHS Secretary
How the GOP wants to fix health careBy Rep. Tom Price (Confirmed as HHS Secretary at 2:00 a.m. today)Politico, July 30, 2009I can attest that
Health care is top concern of American families
3-in-10 struggling to maintain current financial situationMonmouth University Polling Institute, February 7, 2017Paying for health care has emerged as the top concern of American families,
Can high deductibles save money if the patient-consumer is informed?
I’ve put my family on a health insurance experiment. It’s been a challengeBy Ashish JhaSTAT, February 6, 2017Enrollment in high-deductible health insurance plans has exploded
Medicare Advantage coding intensity could cost taxpayers $200 billion
Projected Coding Intensity In Medicare Advantage Could Increase Medicare Spending By $200 Billion Over Ten YearsBy Richard KronickHealth Affairs, February 2017AbstractSome long-time readers of these
Cutting the underfunded Medicaid program
How Would Republican Plans for Medicaid Block Grants Actually Work?By Aaron E. CarrollThe New York Times, February 6, 2017There are only so many ways to
Payment sources and patient racial mix at academic medical centers
Hospital Payer and Racial/Ethnic Mix at Private Academic Medical Centers in Boston and New York CityBy Roosa Sofia Tikkanen, Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Nancy
The post-ACA insurance market is working better for consumers, but how much better?
New Health Insurance Survey: Post-ACA, Market Works Better For Consumers Buying Plans On Their Own; Fewer People Postponing Care and Medications Because of CostThe Commonwealth
Covered California works really well, except for all the headaches
Headaches Persist As Covered California Enrollment Nears EndCalifornia Healthline, January 31, 2017Covered California’s fourth annual open enrollment period, set to end Tuesday, has been rocky
Committee of Interns and Residents – Open Letter to the President
Statement from CIR - Committee of Interns and ResidentsWe won’t let Trump immigration actions stop us from caring for all patientsIn response President Trump’s January
Private Medicare Advantage patients use less care, giving MA plans greater margins
NBER Working Paper No. 23090: Healthcare Spending and Utilization in Public and Private MedicareBy Vilsa Curto, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Jonathan D. Levin, and Jay
How Seema Verma botched up Iowa’s Medicaid program
In Iowa, financial pain follows Trump-style Medicaid reformsBy David Steen MartinSTAT, January 24, 2017When President Donald Trump tapped policy consultant Seema Verma to run Medicaid