Feb 25, 2016
February 2016 update: The AAPS vs ABMS lawsuit is still alive and we are awaiting Court action to proceed. In addition to AAPS vs. ABMS there are now two additional new lawsuits concerning physicians and certification that are pending. We will share more details about all three cases as they become available. -------------------------------------------- December 2014 update: We are awaiting a... read more
Mar 15, 2015
More and more patients are looking to work directly with their physicians without the government or insurance company in the exam room. To see a list of physicians with direct payment / cash friendly practices please visit: https://aaps.wufoo.com/reports/m5p6z0/. As this list grows we will work to make it more user friendly. It is sorted by state by default but can... read more
Feb 25, 2016
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. There is no question that opiate abuse – both legal and illegal is on the rise in all demographics. Congress introduced several laws last year and a rash of laws this year in response to the public awareness of the epidemic. The main thrust of most of the... read more
Feb 18, 2016
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. In watching Hillary Clinton campaign I’m reminded of a poem I learned in ninth grade: humorist Arthur Guiterman’s “On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness”: The tusks that clashed in mighty brawls Of mastodons, are billiard balls. The sword of Charlemagne the Just Is ferric oxide, known as rust. The grizzly bear whose potent hug... read more
Feb 10, 2016
The White House announced plans to ask Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency funding to “combat Zika” as by “boosting research on ways to prevent its spread,” according to a Feb 8 article in the Wall Street Journal. Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases are spreading widely, and making their way from tropical countries into the U.S., states AAPS executive director... read more
Feb 10, 2016
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Thankfully, health related legislation is very slowly pouring in. Included in this edition of the Health Policy Legislative Update is a fact sheet from the Senate Finance Committee, an outline of the GOP Senate proposal to replace the ACA, and a look at new intrusions into our medical privacy.... read more
Feb 7, 2016
This week's health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has provided a lesson in free-lunch economics, writes Chris Conover. Even the staggering costs estimated by Avik Roy are an underestimate. Sanders and his consultants have grossly underestimated the moral hazard of removing any patient responsibility for payment and the deadweight losses due to increased... read more
Feb 2, 2016
By Jane M Orient, M.D. There is one thing that supporters and detractors of Bernie Sanders might agree on: he seems to be honest about his convictions. He is an avowed socialist, instead of pretending to believe in a role for private insurance. Unlike Barack Obama, his answer to the question “Do you get to keep your insurance plan?” is... read more
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