Mandates: the Other Side of the ‘Right to Healthcare’
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. A “right to healthcare” is a seductive idea that many Americans accept without thinking. But we need to take a closer look at what this means. The total program being […]
Facebook Data Breach: Portent for Your Medical Privacy, Too?
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD – http://vivelifecenter.com Three events portend serious danger to medical privacy, but it may be hard for patients to connect the dots because they seem unrelated, involve different sectors of the […]
Louisiana Needs to Rein in Unaccountable Medical Board, States AAPS
The Louisiana legislature is considering a bill that would give physicians the same due process rights as citizens accused of a crime, instead of treating them as guilty until proven innocent, states the Association of […]
Stop The IRS from Blocking Patients’ Use of Health Savings Accounts for Direct Primary Care, Doctors and Patients Tell Congress
To view letter and list of signers: click here. To add your name as a supporter: . The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) sent a letter today, signed by 1,125 doctors and patients, […]
The Expendables: There’s More to Life than Death
By: Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD April 16th begins a week of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Hopefully this week will encourage honest discussions not only about a so-called “good death” but the value of an […]
California Proposes Bills to Outlaw Self-Determination in Medical Therapy
Three bills moving rapidly through the California legislature threaten to outlaw certain treatments that may be offered by physicians or other therapists, or sought by patients, reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). […]
Single Payer IQ Test – Question 8: Does Single Payer guarantee a “right to health care”?
Answer: On the contrary; medical treatment becomes a privilege granted by the Payer. Bernie Sanders promises patients that if we had Single Payer, all they’d have to do is show their insurance card, and […]
Sign Letter to Congress: Let Patients Use HSAs for DPC
Some of the worst features of ACA—the individual mandate penalty and Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)—are being relegated to the trash heap of policy failures and states are working to open escape hatches to alternatives outside […]
Physicians Urge Administration to Make ‘Big and Bold’ Changes in Right Direction
Newly installed Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar says that President Trump wants “big and bold” health care changes. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) agrees that such changes are long […]
Patients and Physicians Unite: You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Chains
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD In an entertainment venue called the “Escape Room,” participants are locked inside a themed adventure room, and they must figure out how to escape. Themes include prisons, KGB interrogation, […]
