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WebLet’s demand gun safety … and, while we’re out there, health care justice via Medicare for All. Reversing Vertical Merger-Mania in Health Care May 15, 2024 Insurer …

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Reversing Vertical Merger-Mania in Health Care

WebJim (James G.) Kahn, MD, MPH (editor) is an Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. …

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Introducing the McCanne Health Justice Monitor

WebIn pursuit of this vision, we are launching the McCanne Health Justice Monitor, a continuation and expansion of Don McCanne’s Quote of the Day (QOTD). …

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The Synergy of Clinical and Social Care in the US

WebEric Reinhart, a thoughtful commentator on the need for patient-oriented transformation of our health care system, now broadens his (and our) view to the critical …

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Health Justice Monitor – About

WebAbout. The McCanne Health Justice Monitor (HJM) is a health policy blog focused on a progressive policy agenda.HJM takes as its inspiration Quote of the Day, the daily health …

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Health Justice Monitor – Survey Confirms (Again) that US Health

WebJim (James G.) Kahn, MD, MPH (editor) is an Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. …

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Challenging inequality through the ‘civil rights of health’

WebThe Civil Rights of Health: A New Approach to Challenging Structural Inequality. By Angela P. Harris and Aysha Pamukcu SSRN, UCLA Law Review, …

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Health Justice Monitor – Growing Job-Based Insurance Premiums

WebFor employers, labor costs include both wages and benefits. So when insurance premiums rise rapidly, wages stagnate. A new study finds that this …

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Presidential Leadership in US Health Reform

WebPresident’s Day is an opportune moment to reflect on the great moral potential of the presidency. Lincoln’s fine example, told by a historian, looms large. The …

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Health Justice Monitor – Public policy and health in the Trump era

WebThe Lancet Commission on public policy and health in the Trump era is the first comprehensive assessment of the health effects of President Trump’s policies. Led …

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Financialization – Structural Harm to US Health Care

WebJanuary 13, 2024. The Financialization of Health in the United States NEJM January 11, 2024 By JD Bruch, V Roy, CM Grogan. We believe that health policy discussions …

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Who is most efficient in health care

WebThis new study finds that in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) 22.5% of personnel are administrative or clerical, vs. 29.3% for the rest of the health care …

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Health Justice Monitor – Medical Debt – Inadequacy of …

WebMedical Debt – Inadequacy of Mainstream Policy Options from Our Best Policy Think Tanks (Or: Public Policy Think Tanks are Not Thinking) July 2, 2022

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Legislation to Advance California Single Payer Process

WebLegislation to Advance California Single Payer Process. A proposed law in the California Senate would instruct state officials to engage with the federal government …

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Private Equity Hospital Purchase Raises Risks for Patients

WebA new study in JAMA of 5 million hospitalizations over 10 years at 300 US hospitals found that private equity acquisition was associated with a 25% rise in serious …

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VA Better than Private Care on Mortality & Costs

WebMarch 5, 2022. Summary: An excellent study using a sophisticated research design (geeks: instrumental variable) finds that Veteran’s Affairs care lowers mortality by nearly half and …

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Most Medical Debt Now from the Insured

WebJanuary 18, 2024. Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance The Guardian January 11, 2024 By Jessica Glenza. People with health insurance may now represent the majority of debtors American hospitals struggle to collect from, according to medical billing analysts.

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Health Justice Monitor – Private Equity vs. Health Care

WebMarch 11, 2024. Private Equity-Acquired Physician Practices and Market Penetration Increased Substantially. 2012-21 Health Affairs March 2024 By Ola Abdelhadi et al.

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Failure to Address Homelessness Harms Health

WebFinland is effectively addressing issues of homelessness, says a new report. Being unhoused is associated with health problems and high medical costs. Yet …

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