…for the poor organized by Lucy Candib and Gene Bishop in New Hampshire. Several factors led us to propose this new organization to colleagues: 1) Fifteen years after the nationwide…
Medicare’s birthday: Open letter to the president and leadership
…struggle to survive if they choose to provide benefits to their employees. Large businesses cannot compete in international markets. Entrepreneurs refuse to start new businesses for fear their families will…
Losing Medicaid coverage during the postpartum period
Uninsured New Mothers’ Health and Health Care Challenges Highlight the Benefits of Increasing Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
…to consistent, comprehensive health insurance coverage, many new mothers can face extreme challenges obtaining the care they need to support their and their infants’ health. This analysis uses 2015–18 data…
Report: State-Funded Health Care Would Save New York $45 Billion
By Derek Hawkins Public News Service (New York), March 12, 2015 NEW YORK – New York could save $45 billion a year in health care costs if it adopted a…
Single payer news, WellPoint resolution, new slides
…can do: Give a grand rounds or a talk to a local civic, faith or community group. PNHP has new slides for this purpose on our web site at www.pnhp.org/slideshows. Write…
States largely ignoring network inadequacies
…Consequently, most state legislatures, officials and regulators are unlikely to change network adequacy standards, at least in the short-term. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/413240-Six-State-Case-Study-on-Network-Adequacy.pdf **** Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Private insurers use narrow…
Canada's health care system and the sustainability paradox
…Building on values: the future of health care in Canada — final report. Saskatoon: Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada; 2002. Available: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/pdf/romanow/pdfs/HCC_Final_Report.pdf (accessed 2007 Mar 28)….
Avalere study of proposed copper plans
…Plans on this new tier would have an actuarial value (AV) of 50 percent. As originally passed in the Affordable Care Cat (ACA), commercial health insurance plans in the individual…
"Why Not Single Payer?" Parts 1-4
Part 1: Response to Paul Krugman and the Leading Democratic Presidential Contenders
…employers makes American companies less competitive in the world economy, compared to other capitalist democracies where the government pays for health care. Recently, Toyota named the savings in health care…
States seek to lead the way on single payer
…far as to speak out in support of the freedom to stick with private health insurance on the news commentary show “Fox & Friends.” But PNHP activist Dr. Susan Hasti…
Important links to Mayes and Berenson’s “Medicare Prospective Payment”
…summary of the book, and the Conclusion, “How Medicare Does and Should Shape U.S. Health Care.” They are available at the following links: Table of Contents: http://www.richmond.edu/~bmayes/pdf/Mayes_Berenson_Title_Page.pdf Introduction: http://www.richmond.edu/~bmayes/Introduction.pdf Conclusion:…
Bust trusts or bust phony competition?
…phenomenon in health insurance markets comes from our third finding, which is that new entrants or niche players are more likely to receive provider discounts comparable to their competitors’ in…