Narcotics, Pain, and Medicaid in New Jersey
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org A new law has hit the people of New Jersey, the home of the toughest narcotics laws in the nation, in an effort to stem deaths from heroin and […]
AAPS News February 2017 – ObamaCare Forever?
Volume 73, no. 2 February 2017 The swamp on the Potomac is apparently deeper and more toxic than most could have imagined—and the first efforts to drain it are uncovering the perfidy of Republicans. The […]
The Oath of Hypocrisy—and the Politicians’ “Disease”
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD As I physician, I proudly recited and adhere to the Oath of Hippocrates, which commands physicians to “use treatment to help the sick according to [their] ability and judgment […]
Drain the Healthcare Swamp, Say AAPS and AID
In a letter to President Trump and Vice President Pence, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and the Association of Independent Doctors (AID) ask the Administration to examine where all the $3 trillion […]
Sen. Rand Paul’s ACA Replacement Helps Individuals and Low-Wage Earners, States AAPS
A number of proposed Republican replacements to the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) are circulating, but the best one seems to be getting the least attention, according to the Association of American Physicians and […]
HHS Secretary Tom Price and the AAPS
By Dr. Alieta Eck: Dr. Tom Price, our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, has been accused of belonging to a “conservative, fringe medical group” that “holds positions that are at wide variance with […]
AAPS Congratulates Dr. Tom Price; Makes Two Requests
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) congratulates Rep. Tom Price, M.D., (R-Ga.) on winning confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) over bitter opposition. As reported in the Washington Post, one […]
Travel Ban Is Revealing—but Does Not Threaten American Medicine
By Jane Orient, MD A 90-day ban on travel from seven countries has sparked tremendous outpourings of “worry” or outright opposition by some 33 medical organizations. “The community is reeling over the order, fearing that […]
Legislative Update February 6, 2017
As we enter the second month of the 115th Congress, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is out with her review of the latest medical care related proposals on Capitol Hill, from full ACA repeal to Medicare […]
Care vs. Coverage- a Better Solution
by Alieta Eck, MD “This clinic saved my life.” So said the pleasant 50-something year old woman on the exam table. “I had dangerously high blood pressure and needed medicine. I signed up for ObamaCare […]
