Tucson, Ariz. About half of American physicians are experiencing burnout, writes Michael J. A. Robb, M.D., of Phoenix, Arizona, the immediate past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), in the winter […]
Volume 73, no. 12 Having failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”), the Republican regime is moving along to the next item on its promised agenda, tax reform. A repeal of the […]
Single Payer IQ Test Question # 7: How would “Single Payer Now” be implemented? Answer: Even Vermont hasn’t been able to figure this out. Agitators carrying “Single Payer now!” signs need to do a thought […]
On November 20, 2017, AAPS submitted comments to CMS in response to the agency’s request for ideas to help its efforts to shift its Innovation Center (CMMI) in a more patient and physician friendly direction. […]
(Photo: Dr. Fisher and Rep Pete Sessions at House Office Building) Albert L. Fisher, M.D., of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, represented the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) at the National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy […]
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Premiums for a benchmark plan (the second-lowest cost silver plan) for a 27-year-old are doubling from $2,616 in the first year of the Affordable […]
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD: More than 50 years ago Professor Marshall McLuhan posited that the medium is the message. Now it seems that money is the medium of the message. This month Medical Marketing […]
View slides from presentation by AAPS President Dr. Al Fisher at http://bit.ly/mocslides
Volume 73, no. 11 November 2017 The Report of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (http://tinyurl.com/yaz9zw6a) has been released. It calls for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) […]
By Kristin S. Held., M.D. When Medicare and Medicaid were created, the government promised not to interfere in the practice of medicine in any way. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Act into law on July […]
