…of prescription drugs. I say, let the free market work. http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_htmldisplay.jsp?sCatTitle=Speeches&sFilePath=/govsite/selected_speeches/ 20060105_StateoftheState.html&sTitle=2006&iOID=73545 Comment: This year we will surpass $2 trillion in health care expenditures – more than enough to provide…
Understanding The ‘Swiss Watch’ Function Of Switzerland’s Health System
…individual freedom. The Swiss are known for jealously guarding their individual freedom, too, yet they accept their own mandate to have adequate health insurance. As one such freedom-loving Swiss individual,…
Private insurers shut doors on children with preexisting disorders
…the tug of war as “Kids 1, insurance 0.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/health/policy/31health.html?_r=1 And… Some insurers stop writing new coverage for kids By Ricardo Alsonso-Zaldivar Philly.com July 27, 2010 Starting later this year,…
Subsidizing health insurance cannot ever get us to universal coverage
…known as “Commonwealth Care” or “CommCare.” Established in the state’s 2006 health care reform, CommCare offered heavily-subsidized private plans to non-elderly adults below 300% of poverty who did not have…
The Affordable Care Act: What do I need to know?
…that an insurance company still manages to cherry-pick healthier patients, the company pays a premium to subsidize companies with sicker patients. Within these constraints, how can European insurance companies compete?…
“Keeping the insurance you have” – Don’t believe it!
…return of principal could be blocked in bankruptcy. http://www.soldiersofsolidarity.com/files/relatednewsandreports07-2/GM-UAWVEBADealDescribedAsHouseofCards.html Stephen F. Diamond, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law: http://www.scu.edu/law/faculty/profile/diamond-stephen.cfm Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Pause for a minute. Think back…
Update on California single payer bill
Assembly Speaker Says Single-Payer Remains Shelved
…only reveal that elected officials need to stop standing in the way of what their constituents want: guaranteed healthcare. http://www.nationalnursesunited.org… *** California State Assembly Select Committee on Health Care Delivery…
Brill’s big breakthrough
A Time manifesto on healthcare costs smashes fences that have constricted this conversation for far too long
…why you care.” Most top hospital execs refused to talk when Brill inquired about their charges. Instead he got blah-blah comments from communications operatives. But supposedly nonprofit hospitals are accountable…
Ralph Nader explains why Canadian Medicare is better than Obamacare
25 Ways the Canadian Health Care System Is Better Than Obamacare
…regulations (the Canadian Medicare Bill was 13 pages) is so complex that then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said before passage “we have to pass the bill so that…
UK Health Minister Lansley on patient accountability for costs
Perspectives on Health Care Reform in the U.K.: A dialogue with UK Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley
…system we have. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/1109_uk_health_care.aspx Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Health Minister Andrew Lansley of the United Kingdom is currently at the center of a storm of controversy over his efforts…
Landmark study of spending and quality in Ontario hospitals
…new clothing. It is particularly difficult to understand how the organization can be accountable for the care of the patient, when that patient is free to obtain care anywhere and…
Examining the arguments for competitive pricing in Medicare
…historical claims data. The goal of conservatives has been to use competitive pricing instead, a competitive bidding process to obtain the lowest prices. Although conservatives contend that competition will always…
