What's New

• AAPS Signs Letter to Congress on ObamaCare Legal Issues - 2/23/2010

• What Presidential Healthcare Reform Means to You - 2/23/2010

• Hall v. Sebelius - Patient's Opting Out of Medicare

• AAPS v. Texas Medical Board - Brief of Apellant AAPS - Filed in U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit - 02/18/2010
  Read Brief

• AAPS v. Texas Medical Board - Record Excerpts - Filed in U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit - 02/18/2010
  Read Brief

• Letter to U.S. Senate:
  AAPS signs letter to Senators Baucus and Grassley along with 60 other groups to oppose government medicine - 9/14/2009

• VIDEOS:
  Watch Presentations from June 5, 2009 - "Politics and Your Practice" Briefing

• ACTION ALERT:
  H.R. 2630 Protect Patients and Physicians Privacy Act - 6/15/2009

• ACTION ALERT:
  Action Alert - Parental Consent Act - H.R. 2218 - 5/2/2009

• MANDATORY INSURANCE:
  The Voluntary Way is the American Way: Health Insurance Compulsory or Voluntary? 40 Questions - 40 Answers - AMA Pamphlet - c. 1950

  Voluntary Health Insurance - The American Way, Your Medical Program ... Compulsory? or Voluntary? - AMA Pamphlet - c. 1950

• ACTION ALERT:
  Act today to stop back-door government health care takeover! - 4/27/09

• COMMENTS:
  AAPS Comments on IDSA Lyme Guidelines - 4/26/09

• VIDEO:
  Watch Video - April 16, 2009 - Healthcare Reform: Stories from the Frontlines, Briefing to Congress

• TX MEDICAL BD:
  Board that disciplines doctors may be reined in. - By Mary Ann Roser - AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF - 4/15/09

• TX MEDICAL BD:
  AAPS Responds to TMA Opposition to HB 3816

• ACTION ALERT:
  April 14: day of reform for the TMB

• ACTION ALERT:
  Action is Needed Immediately to Stop the Harassment of Doctors by the Texas Medical Board
  4/3/09 - Read More

• PRESS RELEASE:
  White House Healthcare "Prom" Invitations 'Lost in the Mail' - 03/04/09

• ACTION ALERT:
  Stimulus Bill Alert - Miracle Needed! - 2/12/09

• PRESS RELEASE:
  Stealth Rationing of Medical Care Sneaks Into "Stimulus" Bill - 02/11/09

• ACTION ALERT:
  Action Alert - "The Stimulus" - 02/02/2009

• PRESS RELEASE:
  AAPS Applauds the Resignation of TMB President Roberta Kalafut, Mari Robinson Should Resign Next - 12/12/08

• PRESS RELEASE:
  Blitzkrieg Declared on American Medicine - 12/10/08

• AAPS ANALYSIS:
  AAPS Analysis of Senator Baucus' "Call to Action: Health Reform 2009" - 12/6/08

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (AAPS v. Texas Medical Board) - 10/24/2008
  Read Brief
  Read Appendix to Brief
  Read Proposed Order

• INFORMATION ALERT:
  INFORMATION ALERT: CMS Changes Medicare ABN Submissions - 10/03/08

• FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE:
  AAPS Comments to HHS on Proposed Provider Conscience Regulation - 9/28/2008

• FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE:
  Family Reseach Council, AAPS, et al, Comments to HHS on Proposed Provider Conscience Regulation - 9/28/2008

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Motion to Compel Defendant Texas Medical Board to Comply With Plaintiff's First Request for Production of Documents - 092/22/2008
  Read Motion
  Read Appendix to Motion

• ECONOMICS:
  Fix American Health Care By Fixing the Market, by AAPS Director Lee Hieb, MD, Human Events 9/2/08

• HEALTH CARE REFORM:
  "Diagnosing the Obama and McCain Health Care Plans." - 8/23/2008

• ACTION ALERT:
  House Hearing on HIT - 06/20/2008

• SURVEY:
  Health Information Technology Survey Results - 6/19/2008

• ACTION ALERT:
  Senate Bill 1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act - 05/27/2008

• ACTION ALERT:
  S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 - 05/20/2008

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Amicus in Support of 2nd Amendment - Disctrict of Columbia vs. Heller - 02/07/2008

• LICENSURE:
  Monica J. Applewhite, M.D., v. Robert Briber, Et Al., attempts to overturn the growing use of "absolute judicial immunity" by medical boards - 01/25/2008

• LICENSURE:
  AAPS Comments on FSMB Draft Report of the Special Committee on Maintenance of Licensure - 1/7/2008

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Suit Against Texas Medical Board - 12/20/2007

• PRESS RELEASE:
  “Health Care Choice Act” Frees Health Insurance Hostages & Decreases Uninsured - 12/12/2007

• MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS:
  AAPS file Amicus Brief with Florida Supreme Court asking it to uphold lower court decicion declaring unconstitutional a law giving a Florida hospital the right to unilaterally change its medical staff bylaws. - 12/10/2007
  

• Action Alert:
  Action needed today to stop Maryland "Vaccine Roundup" - 11/16/2007

• NPI:
  An NPI Number is NOT Required to Opt Out of Medicare
  Read Letter from AAPS General Counsel to CMS and Medicare Carrier
  posted 11/10/2007

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS files amicus brief in support of Jesse A. Cole, M.D. - Cole v. St. James Healthcare - filed in the Supreme Court of the State of Montana - 11/9/2007

• NEWS RELEASE:
  National Federation of Women Legislators Pass Resolution Against Abuse by State Medical Boards - passed 10/13/2007

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS Amicus Brief in Support of Dr. Poliner
  filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit - 10/11/2007
  Download PDF File

• NEWS RELEASE:
  AAPS Applauds Resignation of Dr. Keith Miller from Texas Medical Board - updated 09/30/2007

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Comments to the American Health Information Community (AHIC) - 09/10/2007

• MEDICINE MEN:
  Medicare Visits Utopia — No errors allowed - 8/24/2007

• ACTION ALERT:
  Tell Congress you oppose expansion of KidCare "Medicare" - 8/1/2007

• LEGAL MATTERS - MALICIOUS PROSECUTION:
  US Court of Appeals reverses District Courts dismissal of Dr. Taj Becker's lawsuit against her malicious prosecution by the state of Utah - 7/19/2007

• LEGAL MATTERS - ANTITRUST:
  US District Court rules that Blue Cross and Blue Shield not in violation of antitrust laws (Total Benefits Planning Agency v. Anthem Blue Cross) - 7/2007

• MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS:
  Florida Court of Appeal upholds lower court decicion declaring unconstitutional a law giving a Florida hospital the right to unilaterally change its medical staff bylaws.
  - 7/2007
  

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS files amicus brief in US Supreme Court in support of Richard Cowett, M.D. - 6/29/2007

• ACTION ALERT:
  Stop the Senate from Destroying Medical Privacy - 6/26/2007

• NPI:
  Official government information on NPI Note: There is a procedure for deactivating one’s NPI, but that does not remove the physician from the database. Once in, there is no way out!

• HPV:
  Statement on HPV vaccine in New Jersey by Andrew Schlafly, AAPS General Counsel - 06/15/2007

• LEGAL MATTERS - FDA:
  AAPS Files Amicus Brief - against FDA's Harrasment of Compouding Pharmacies - updated 6/6/2007

• HSAs:
  Recent tax law changes affecting HSAs - 6/3/2007

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS Testifies to Congress: Private Sector Whistleblowers: Are There Sufficient Legal Protections? - 5/15/07

• PODCAST:
  Subscribe to AAPS podcast feed

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS files lawsuit against FDA to overturn approval of "Plan B" morning after pill for over the counter use by women over 18 - 4/16/07

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS Raises Alarm over Sham Peer Review - 4/16/07

• TESTIMONY:
  AAPS testimony on mental health parity to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health - 3/26/07

• BAD INSURANCE CONTRACTS:
  Statement of Lawrence M. Otter, Esq. to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee - 4/9/2007

• HALL OF SHAME:
  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners - 4/3/2007

• ECONOMICS:
  The Dependency Index - Craig Cantoni - 3/15/2007

• NPI:
  Template letter with citation from the Federal Register stating that HIPAA non-covered entities are not required to obtain an NPI
  PDF version   Word version

• MEETING AUDIO:
  Listen Online or Download Audio of Recent AAPS Seminars

• ACTION ALERT:
  Letters to the Editor Needed to Set the Record Straight on New HPV Infection Rates - 3/1/2007

• FDA:
  FDA attempts to expand its authority to previously exempt laboratory-developed tests - 2/05/2007

• CONSUMER DRIVEN MEDICINE:
  Tool to analyze taxpayer net savings, or losses if the Bush tax code reform is implemented (Excel file) - 2/2/07

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS and the Semmelweis Society Comments to the Proposed Hospital Disruptive Behavior JCAHO Leadership Standard - 1/17/07

• MEDICARE:
  Information for Patients on Medicare Advantage Private Fee for Service (MAPFFS) Plans - 1/17/2007

• MEDICARE:
  News Alert! Medicare Extends Deadline to Change Participation Status Reasons to Keep Your Options Open - 1/15/2007

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  Arthur J. Misischia, DMD, v. St. John's Mercy Health Systems - AAPS files amicus brief to US Supreme Court in support of Dr. Misischia - 1/7/2007

• MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS:
  Lawnwood v. Seeger - is a law giving a Florida hospital the right to unilaterally change its medical staff bylaws constitutional? - 12/23/2006

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  USA v. Dr. Ronald McIver: Should a physician receive 30 years in jail without the prosecutor ever proving criminal intent? - posted 12/21/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners replies to AAPS letter regarding sham peer review of Dr. Poliner - 12/19/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS file Amicus Brief in support of Dr. Untracht (Untracht v. Fikri) - filed U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit - 12/14/2006

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Dr. Bernard Rottschaefer seeks new trial - posted 11/29/2006

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Ohio State Medical Association files Amicus Brief in Support of William Nucklos, M.D. - posted 11/7/2006

• ETHICS:
  Brain Death and Organ Transplantation - posted 11/7/2006

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS joins amicus brief in support of Harold Eist, M.D. - posted 10/24/2006

• AHLF:
  American Health Legal Foundation Update for 2007 - posted 10/19/2006

• LICENSURE:
  AAPS files Amicus brief in support of a physician's request to depose a state medical board official - posted 10/19/2006

• NPI:
  National Provider Identifier: Frequently Asked Questions - posted 10/15/2006

• LICENSURE:
  Licensure - Freedom of Speech - Bennett v. State of New Hampshire - posted 10/14/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  US District Judge Rules in Poliner Case Regarding Actual and Punitive Damages - 9/18/2006

• NEWS RELEASE:
  Doctors Oppose AMA Efforts to Halt Medicare Pay Cuts - 9/13/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS Replies to Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and Governor Perry - 9/8/2006

• HEALTH CARE REFORM:
  AAPS Comments to Citizen’s Health Care Working Group - 8/31/2006

• WHITE PAPER:
  AAPS White Paper on Medical Financing - September 2006

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  AAPS file Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Bernard Rottschafer, M.D. - 8/31/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  New Trial Ordered for William Hurwitz, M.D. - 8/22/2006

• NEW SECTION:
  Socialized Medicine Abroad - 8/19/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS files Reply in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgement and files Opposition to Govenments Motion to Dismiss AAPS suit against HHS - asks court to force AHIC committee advising HHS on adoption and standardization of electronic medical records to comply with Federal Advisory Committee laws - 8/18/2006

• ACTION ALERT:
  ACTION NEEDED RIGHT NOW! Help stop national health information system that has no privacy protections! - 7/27/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS files Motion for Partial Summary Judgement and files Opposition to Govenments Motion to Dismiss AAPS suit against HHS - asks court to force AHIC committee advising HHS on adoption and standardization of electronic medical records to comply with Federal Advisory Committee laws - 7/14/2006

• HALL OF SHAME:
  Ohio v. William Nucklos M.D. - convicting trial judge suffered disqualifying conflict due to association with prosecutor - 7/2/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Citizens for Health vs. Leavitt (HHS) Challenge to HIPAA Privacy Regulations - AAPS Amicus Brief in Support of Petition to US Supreme Court for Writ of Certiorari - 06/14/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Goverment Responds to AAPS suit against HHS - AHIC committee advising HHS on adoption and standardization of electronic medical records must comply with Federal Advisory Committee laws - 6/17/2006

• MODEL RESOLUTIONS:
  Resolution to Promote Collegial Peer Review - referred to Arizona Medical Association Legal Reform Task Force, June 2006

• MODEL RESOLUTIONS:
  Resolution on Protecting Physicians' Due Process Rights - adopted by Arizona Medical Association, June 2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Victory - Judge Rules Against FDA Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies - 05/26/2006

• PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION:
  Amicus Brief of AAPS and Congressman Ron Paul in Gonzales v. Carhart (Partial-Birth Abortion) - 5/22/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  Sham Peer Review: A National Epidemic - 05/09/06

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (suit to curb harrassment of compouding pharmacies by FDA) - 5/9/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  Texas Board of Medical Examiners Reply to AAPS Complaint about unprofessional conduct in Sham Peer Review against Dr. Poliner - 5/8/2006

• PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY:
  Senate to Vote Today on Medical Liability Bill - S. 22, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006' or the "MCAP Act.” - 5/8/2006

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Opposes HB2614, Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties - 4/26/2006

• PAY FOR PERFORMANCE:
  New Section: Pay for Performance - 4/12/2006

• PRIVATE CONTRACTING:
  Updated Information on Tricare Private Contracting - 4/12/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  FDA files opposition to AAPS Amicus Brief in suit to curb harrassment of compouding pharmacies - 4/11/2006
  Read FDA and AAPS briefs

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Ohio Court grants Dr. Nucklos bail pending appeal in pain prosecution - 4/06/2006
  Download PDF file

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Gonzalez bars prosecutions based on alleged deviation from non-existent universal standard of care: appeals brief in U.S.A v. Harry Katz - 4/5/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS files amicus brief in support of physician challenge to mandatory reporting rules tracking antibiotic prescriptions to monitor compliance with "standard of care." - McKalip v. Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration - 3/24/2006

• SHAM PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS Complains to Texas Board of Medical Examiners about unprofessional conduct of James Knochel, MD; Charles Levin, MD; and John Harper, MD in Sham Peer Review against Dr. Poliner - 03/06/2006

• PRESS RELEASE:
  Medical Journal: Autism Rates Decline as Mercury Removed from Childhood Vaccines - 03/02/2006

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS files suit against HHS - AHIC committee advising HHS on adoption and standardization of electronic medical records must comply with Federal Advisory Committee laws - 2/22/2006

• PAY FOR PERFORMANCE:
  Statement on the AMA Agreement with Congress to Develop “Performance Measures” - 2/21/2006

• MEDICINE MEN:
  The Health of the Union Doesn't Include Health Care - 2/14/2005

• PRIVACY:
  Letter to Congress- AAPS opposes HR 4157 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act - 02/06/06

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  US Court of Appeals upholds District Court award of nearly $1 million to AAPS member David Springer, MD, who was terminated after speaking out against incompetence at the Delaware Psychiatric Center - 01/18/2006
  Download PDF File

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS signs on coalition letter to Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff - 01/13/2006

• THE MEDICINE MEN:
  AARP Grinch Foiled by Congress - 12/21/2005

• NEWS RELEASE:
  AAPS News Release - DOCTORS & LAWYERS FORM ‘DREAM TEAM’ TO ASK SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWERS Dershowitz Authors Brief for Review of Secret Hospital Abuse of Power - 12/20/2005

• NEWS RELEASE:
  AAPS News Release - DOCTORS TELL CONGRESS: KEEP YOUR MEDICARE MONEY! Oppose Pay Raise, Support More Autonomy Instead - 12/16/2005

• ACTION ALERT:
  Medicare Payment Rates: TELL CONGRESS: “IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MEDICARE MONEY; IT’S ABOUT FREEDOM” - 12/16/2005

• ACTION ALERT:
  House to vote to make "PATRIOT" Act provisions permanent: if you care about this issue, call NOW! - 12/14/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  US v. Mitrione - Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed with U.S. Supreme Court asking court to address issues of prosecutorial perjury and right to a new trial - 11/23/2005

• INFORMED CONSENT:
  Induced abortions said to reduce later healthy births in Hungary - 11/22/2005

• PEER REVIEW:
  Sham Peer Review Case (Mileikowsky v. Tenet) Goes to U.S. Supreme Court - Read Petition for Writ of Certiorari - 11/14/2005

• CASH PRACTICES:
  How to Start a Third-Party-Free Practice

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Urges Congress to Adopt Stronger Patient Privacy Measures in Patriot Act - 11/10/2005

• HALL OF SHAME:
  Bad Insurance Contracts - updated 11/5/2005

• HIPAA:
  Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Ruling Denying Challenge to HIPAA - 10/31/2005

• COMMENTS:
  AAPS comments to FDA regarding over-the-counter availability of the "Morning After Pill" - 10/31/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Expert Witness - 10/9/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Amicus Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood (Parental Notification for Abortions) - 9/7/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  AAPS Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Dr. Hurwitz in his Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 9/6/2005

• PATIENTS' RIGHTS:
  Putting pseudoephedrine behind the counter won’t save us from meth - 8/26

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Colwell v HHS - AAPS Challenge to Translation Requirements - Updated August 22, 2005

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Statement Against Proposed Tracking by the New York City Health Department of A1c Lab Test Results - 8/17/05

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Feds Order Physicians and Health Care Providers to Provide Free Language Translation Services to Limited English Proficient Patients: Colwell v. United States Department of Health and Human Services - by Sharon L. Browne, Pacific Legal Foundation - 8/15/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., F.A.C.S. Statement to the Press Population Research Institute Conference Santa Clara, California - 4/5/2002

• PATIENTS' RIGHTS:
  Codex Alimentarius, Nutritional Supplements and Consumer Freedom - 8/12/2005

• THE MEDICINE MEN:
  Prohibition All Over Again - 8/9/2005

• HIPAA:
  AAPS Comments on CMS "Notice of a New System of Records (SOR)" - 8/6/2005

• HIPAA:
  Doctors Urge Congress to ‘Proceed with Caution’ Before Mandating National Information Infrastructure - 7/27/2005

• PROSECUTIONS:
  Becker v. Kroll - AAPS Files Amicus Brief in Malicious Prosecutions Lawsuit - 7/25/2005

• HSAs:
  HSA Policy Brief - washingtonpolicy.org - 7/19/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  List of Actions Against Pain Physicians - Updated 7/2/2005

• HSAs:
  State/District Tax Treatment of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) - 6/28/05

• HIPAA:
  AAPS Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding HIPAA Enforcement - 6/17/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Pain Patient Richard Paey Appeals Conviction - Download Brief of Appellant - 5/14/2005

• LEGISLATION:
  AAPS Letter to Rep. Shadegg in Support of the Health Care Coice Act of 2005 - 5/11/2005

• SBS:
  Read the Autopsy in Yurko "Shaken Baby Syndrome" Case - 5/10/2005

• PRIVACY:
  Can licensure boards force psychiatrist to turn over patient records without giving patients who object the right to be heard? (Eist v. Maryland State Board of Physician Quality Assurance) - 5/9/2005
• PEER REVIEW:
  AAPS files Amicus Brief in Support of Dr. Springer - Psychiatrist wins nearly $1 million in whistleblower suit - 4/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  AAPS Comments on Federal Register notice of 1/18/05 Regarding Interim Policy Statement on the dispensing of controlled substances for the treatment of pain.

• MODEL RESOLUTIONS:
  Resolution to Protect Patients Against Involuntary Dehydration and Starvation - 4/16/2005

• MODEL RESOLUTIONS:
  Resolution Concerning the Right of All Patients to Purchase Medical Care - 4/16/2005

• PRIVACY:
  Action Needed This Week to Stop National ID Shared With Mexico - 4/5/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Second Amicus Brief with 11th Circuit - 3/30/2005

• ACTION ALERT:
  Action Alert: Full autopsy needed in Schiavo case; please contact the M.E. - 3/28/2005

• PRIVACY:
  VIEW ONLINE - Press Event - Conservatives (including AAPS) Urge President Bush to Reconsider Unqualified Endorsement of Patriot Act - from Tuesday March 22, 10am

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Affidavit of William Cheshire, M.D., Neurologist, Re: Terri Schiavo - 3/24/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Amicus Brief in Support of Terri Schiavo - 3/24/2005

• BROCHURES:
  Canadian Medicare: A Road to Serfdom - posted 3/21/2005

• BROCHURES:
  The Canadian Model: Could it Work Here? - posted 3/21/2005

• PRIVACY:
  Press Event - Conservatives Urge President Bush to Reconsider Unqualified Endorsement of Patriot Act - Tuesday March 22, 10am

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  AAPS Files Amicus Brief - Medical Center v. FDA - Re: FDA's Harrasment of Compouding Pharmacies - 3/2005

• THE MEDICINE MEN:
  Infant Mortality Myths and Mantras - 3/18/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  US vs. Hurwitz - United States’ Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture - 3/18/05

• THE MEDICINE MEN:
  Wrong Way FDA - 2/22/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  The War on Pain Sufferers - by Sheldon Richman - 2/22/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  PainPatientsUnited.org - in Support of Dr. Anna Lee

• VACCINE INFORMATION:
  Dr. Neal Halsey Opposes Ban of Mercury in Vaccines [pdf] - posted 2/19/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  DEA "Playbook" - Combating Pain Management Fraud and Pharmaceutical Drug Diversion [pdf]

• VACCINE INFORMATION:
  CDC, FDA, Industry experts on vaccine toxicity - posted 2/19/2004

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  American Health Legal Foundation and AAPS: Update 2005 - 2/13/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Why is Our Government Pursuing a War on Doctors? By David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D. Professor of Pharmacy Health Care Administration The University of Florida - posted 2/13/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Non-Negotiables in the DEA FAQ Redux By David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D. Professor of Pharmacy Health Care Administration The University of Florida - posted 2/13/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Letter from the National Association of Attorneys General calling for the reinstatement of the Pain Management FAQ - 1/19/05 - posted 2/5/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Letter from AAPS to Judge Leonard D. Wexler Concerning the Conviction and Potential Sentencing of Dr. Hurwitz - 2/5/2004

• MEDICINE MEN:
  Two-Faced Medicare Enforcement - 1/19/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Rush Limbaugh v. State of Florida - AAPS Files Amicus Curiae Brief (PDF) - 1/28/2005

• ACTION ALERT:
  Comments on Proposed National Health Information Network Due Jan. 18 - 01/15/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  UPI publishes column by AAPS Excecutive Director: "Jailed doc, tortured patient" - 1/06/2005

• PEER REVIEW:
  Hall of Shame - Hospitals Attack Physicians - 1/12/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Texas board proposes new policy that could chill opioid prescribing - 1/12/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Action Alert (Maryland) - Help stop the Superfund for Trial Lawyers! - 1/7/2005

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  UPI publishes column by AAPS Excecutive Director: "Jailed doc, tortured patient" - 1/06/2005

• MEETING:
  AAPS Special Meeting - 6:30pm 1/22 - Houston

• PRIVACY:
  Share Your Comments on the Forthcoming National Electronic Medical-Records Network - 01/06/2005

• LEGAL MATTERS:
  Jury Can Deny Liars for Hire - The Medicine Men - from Newsmax.com - 1/5/2005

• ACTION ALERT:
  CMS Issues Fraud Warning - 12/31/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  American Academy of Pain Medicine's Letter to DEA Regarding DEA's FAQ and Interim Policy Statement - 12/31/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Letter from Past Presidents of American Pain Society denouncing testimony against Dr. Hurwitz - 12/29/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Dr. Hurwitz convicted on most counts. - 12/16/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR DR. HURWITZ! Pain doctor’s case goes to federal jury. - 12/10/2004

• MODEL RESOLUTION:
  Resolution on Criminalization of Physician Departure from Governmental Guidelines and Standards - 11/29/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  PRN Testimony Against NY State Assembly Bill A10407, An Act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to pain management - 11/29/2004

• MEDICINE MEN:
  H.R. 3015 Continues War Against Pain Patients and Doctors - the Medicine Men - 11/23/2004

• LEGAL:
  Judge rejects Sell's request for trial - 11/22/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Trial Brief Submitted to Court by Counsel for Dr. Hurwitz - 11/21/2004

• STATE ISSUES:
  New Pennsylvania-AAPS State Chapter Website

• ACTION ALERT:
  ACTION NEEDED BEFORE THANKSGIVING! Stop “Big Brother” from snooping around your medicine cabinet! - 11/18/2004

• PEER REVIEW:
  Presentations by Steve Twedt and Lawrence Huntoon, Ph.D., Purchase CD or DVD from 61st Annual Meeting

• PEER REVIEW:
  Statement by AAPS to the Sunset Review Commission for the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners - 11/16/2004

• FDA:
  Medical Center v. FDA - Re: FDA's Harrasment of Compouding Pharmacies - 11/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Surviving America's War on Drugs - A Guide for Pain-Treating Physicians - by Frank Fisher, M.D. - 11/14/2004

• MEDICINE MEN:
  What's the Right Price for Prescription Drugs? - the Medicine Men - 11/11/2004

• ACTION ALERT:
  Tell Senate to "Just Say No!" To Universal Psychiatric Screening and Drugging Children - 11/10/2004

• TESTIMONY:
  AAPS Signs Letter Opposing Eminent Domain Abuse (PDF) - 11/3/2004

• MEDICINE MEN:
  New Scientific Evidence Refutes Existence of Shaken Baby Syndrome - 10/28/2004

• PRIVACY:
  National ID card by stealth through “intelligence reform” - 10/29/2004

• PRESS RELEASE:
  AAPS Passes Resolution Endorsing Specialty Hospitals - 10/29/2004

• LEGAL:
  Colwell v HHS - AAPS Challenge to Translation Requirements - 10/29/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Information on Attending Trial of William Hurwitz, M.D. - 10/26/2004

• PRIVACY:
  Citizens for Health v. Thompson - Challenge to HIPAA Privacy Rule

• MEDICINE MEN:
  KerryCare Robs the Rich, Gives to ... Everyone Else - the Medicine Men - 10/19/2004

• PRIVACY:
  ACTION NEEDED TODAY TO STOP NATIONAL ID CARD! - 10/7/2004

• PRIVACY:
  Limbaugh Court Ruling Means Open Season on Everyone’s Medical Records - 10/6/2004

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Letter Opposing Amendment No. 3724 of the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - 10/3/2004

• PEER REVIEW:
  Court Allows AAPS to File Amicus Brief in Mileikowsky v. Medical Board of California - 9/21/2004

• PRIVACY:
  AAPS Signs Letter Opposing National ID Card - 9/21/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Download Materials Distributed at AAPS Briefing - The Politics of Pain

• VACCINES:
  The Medicine Men - Mercury Linked to Autism - NewsMax.com - 9/10/2004

• PRIVACY:
  Help Congressman Paul Stop Mandatory Mental Health Screening for Children - 9/7/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  The Politics of Pain: Drug Policy & Patient Access to Effective Pain Treatments - Friday, September 17, 2004 - 121 Cannon HOB - 11am-12:30pm

• LEGAL:
  AAPS Amicus Brief in Re: John W. Gilbert, M.D. - Regarding Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Regulating MRI Services at Private Clinics - (PDF format) - 9/7/2004

• HALL OF SHAME:
  Matthew Seibel, M.D. - Testimony in "Shaken Baby" Prosecution - 8/31/2004

• PAIN MANAGEMENT:
  Notes on Sentencing hearing of Dr. Jeri Hassman, M.D. before Judge Bury - 8/28/2004

• HSAs
  Tax-Advantaged Medical Coverage - Madeleine Pelner Cosman, J.D., Ph.D. - 9/2004

• LEGAL:
  AAPS Reply Brief Regarding Motion to Release Sell Abuse Videotape - 8/5/2004

• MEDICINE MEN:
  Still Seeking Justice for Dr. Sell - the Medicine Men - 7/28/2004