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The impact of Taiwan’s single payer system on amenable mortality

…a continuing financial deficit. Thus, the existing budget may be inadequate to sustain the current level of performance. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/225/abstract Full article (provisional): http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-10-225.pdf United States has worst rate of amenable…

Center for American Progress report on illusive administrative savings

…for all Americans. report http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/06/pdf/papercuts_final.pdf column http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/06/healthcare_admincost.html About the Center for American Progress The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated to improving the lives of…

The myth that medical bankruptcies are rare

Myth and Measurement — The Case of Medical Bankruptcies

…and injury’ as a cause of bankruptcy, not ‘medical expenses’ as a cause of bankruptcy,”  he said. https://www.nytimes.com… *** Comment: By David Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. The…

Attitudes toward the United States’ Health Care System

…consensus for radical reform is building. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNe ws2002Vol2_Iss17.pdf Comment: Over four-fifths of physicians, employers, hospital managers, health plan managers, and the public now all agree that either “fundamental changes are…

Canadian Medical Association’s proposal for Medicare Plus

…that, Dr. McCanne. http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=ab96889d-3cbc-4d5d-87ce-ad46de9db0a3 And the latest… CBC News Health Minister Tony Clement has rebuffed the Canadian Medical Association in its call for greater privatization of medicare. Clement said the…

CMS will likely continue to overpay Medicare Advantage plans

…Call Letter (over 220 pages): https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/Downloads/Advance2017.pdf *** AHIP, Coalition for Medicare Choices Launch Nationwide Ad and Grassroots Campaign to Protect Medicare Advantage AHIP, January 28, 2016 As CMS prepares to…

Increasing vaccine prices to address shortages?

…new vaccine research, development and production. For drugs as valuable as vaccines, that might be a price worth paying. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/upshot/low-prices-for-vaccines-can-come-at-a-great-cost.html *** NYT Reader Comment: By Don McCanne San Juan Capistrano,…

Donald Light responds on Intermountain and single payer

Professor Donald Light responds to yesterday’s message on Intermountain Healthcare’s success in improving quality while reducing costs (https://pnhp.org/news/2011/may/achieving-aco-goals-without-the-aco): Hi Don, Thanks for sending out your excellent synopsis of the new…

Understanding insurer profits

Health Insurers Battle Rising Costs

…though, right? A. That’s right. Competition in these lines of business means more choice for consumers and downward pressure on premiums. http://www.thestreet.com/s/health-insurers-battle-rising-costs/newsanalysis/ratings/10398943.html? Comment: By Don McCanne, MD A few observations:…

Fox News: Obamacare takes food off the table

Nation's biggest movie theater chain cuts workweek, blaming ObamaCare

…for comment from FoxNews.com. The publicly-traded company’s stock has risen nearly 30 percent over the last year. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/15/nation-biggest-movie-theater-chain-cuts-workweek-blaming-obamacare/ Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. It is no surprise that Fox News…

Jonathan Cohn pretends to oppose single payer

…in the TPMCafe dialogue: http://bookclub.tpmcafe.com/ (Click on TPM Book Club) For “Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis–and the People Who Pay the Price,” by Jonathan Cohn: http://www.sickthebook.com/…