About 30 percent of American women experience at least one abortion during their lifetime, yet sound, unbiased research on the psychological aftermath is seriously lacking, writes Priscilla K. Coleman, Ph.D., in the summer issue of […]
The electronic health record (EHR), we were promised, would greatly improve efficiency and quality in medical care. The results have been far different, writes physician and researcher Hermann W. Børg, M.D., in the summer issue of […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient M.D. President Trump’s budget proposes cutting $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, or about $80 billion on average per year. Democrats are outraged, […]
Volume 73, no. 6 June 2017 “Resist!” signs are proliferating across the land. The “resist what?” is unstated. They do not appear at the same protests as the signs reading “9/11 beginning of the end […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends: It passed! Yesterday we wrote asking for help to get SB1148 across the finish line in the Texas legislature. This evening the Texas House and Senate voted to approve the bill and send it along to Governor Abbott for […]
This week’s health policy news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, MD As Memorial Day approaches, action on the promised repeal/replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) seems to have stalled, while Congress […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The reported success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is based on enrollment numbers. Millions more have “coverage.” Similarly, the predicted disasters from repeal have to do with […]
Last week Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissected AHCA. This week she looks at other health care related legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill. With the firing of James Comey, hundreds of federal judges to […]
Volume 73, no. 5 May 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA) supporter at the Medical Academic Center in Carmel, Indiana, the moderator posed a frequently asked question: “Have you found any common ground?” The same question […]
In this edition of Legislative Update, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissects AHCA. We know what’s in the House version, but what will the Senate come up with? The American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628—passed by […]
