…active role in getting to that solution. http://www.pfizer.com/are/news_releases/2004pr/mn_2004_0707_qa.html The New York Times July 8, 2004 Drug Companies Seek to Mend Their Image By Gardiner Harris Acknowledging its dismal public standing,…
Single payer at play in Germany’s talks to build a coalition government
Parties enter final round of talks to build new German coalition government
…but warned that a “one-size-fits-all” system would be too expensive. http://www.dw.com… *** Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. Germany has a multi-payer system for health care composed of competing, not-for-profit, nongovernmental…
Jack puts health plan on employees' menu
…anticipates in initial costs. “This wasn’t all social do-good,” Duarte said. “There’s definitely a business case for it.” http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041216/news_1b16jbx.html It is of interest to note that Jack in the Box…
Attitudes of Business Leaders Regarding Health Care Coverage
…system to revert back to that of decades in the past when only medical catastrophes were covered by health insurance. http://www.rwjf.org/files/newsroom/091405_CoverageBusinessPoll.pdf And… Health Premiums Rise 6.6% By Christopher Lee The…
Stories from the marketplace
Bristol-Myers Will Settle U.S. Government Drug Probe
…settled a previous probe involving allegations it boosted sales by encouraging distributors to buy more medicine than they could sell. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aGFYdv1vtWnU And… Court rules Medicare plans can be sued for…
Jack puts health plan on employees’ menu
…anticipates in initial costs. “This wasn’t all social do-good,” Duarte said. “There’s definitely a business case for it.” http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041216/news_1b16jbx.html It is of interest to note that Jack in the Box…
Do the insurance industry reports totally lack all credibility?
Good News on Premiums
…people to enroll without waiting to become sick. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/opinion/04fri1.html?_r=1&ref=opinion And… Coming Attractions: Insurance Industry Funded Study is Wrong on the Facts… Again… Posted by Dan Pfeiffer, White House Communications Director…
Universal health care advocacy group readying for local rally
…Human Right Maryland When: 2 to 5 p.m., May 4 Where: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 17 Bond St., Westminster For more information, contact CarrollCountyHCHR@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/HealthcareIsAHumanRightMaryland or 240-478-8193. http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/universal-health-care-advocacy-group-readying-for-local-rally/article_cbecc8c2-e561-5dbb-8b86-4d795afe0f08.html…
CMS advocates tough love for ACOs
…“It’s far from an ideal set-up, but a single government system would completely unravel it, without a theory for how seniors’ access would be protected.” https://www.fiercehealthcare.com… *** Comment: By Don…
CMS fails to verify benefits of waivered Medicaid demonstration projects
As Trump Pushes Medicaid Testing, the Grading Falls Short
…now the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.nytimes.com… Government Accountability Office; Medicaid Demonstrations: https://www.gao.gov… *** Success of Pence’s Medicaid expansion far from settled By Virgil…
URGENT: NEJM on TPP; One Day Left!
…drugs but not on new uses of old drugs or new forms of known drugs that do not increase therapeutic efficacy. These provisions have paved the way for generic versions…
What do the projected health insurance premium increases mean to us?
…unsustainable. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/us/health-insurance-companies-seek-big-rate-increases-for-2016.html **** Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Although it will be about three months before we have the final health insurance premiums for 2016, the information we have already…
