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Women, Words, Sex, Politics, and John 8:7

By Tamzin Rosenwasser, MD The October 9 Presidential debate focused on women, with the moderators introducing a question near the beginning about an 11-year-old recording of some crude words about women by Donald Trump. According […]

The ObamaCare Bubble

This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Since the 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare), the health care industry has seen record growth […]

They’re Baaack! Legislative Update – October 7, 2016

Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill.

It was a slow summer as our Congresspersons took their highly coveted 7-week vacation.

Even as premiums skyrocket and ACA co-ops fail, health care reform has been below the fold during much of this presidential campaign.

The “Debt-Free” College Bait

Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D. Hillary is attempting to get the “Millennials” to vote for her by promising them other people’s money for “debt-free college.” She complained that colleges “don’t explain” to the students what they are […]

AAPS News October 2016: Fundamental Transformation

Volume 72, no. 9 October 2016 In the final days of the Obama Administration’s second term, the “fundamental transformation of America” is accelerating, with the promise that the legacy would be continued under a Hillary […]

The Dry Tortugas and Being a Deplorably Good Physician

By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Hillary Clinton recently said that half of Donald Trump supporters belonged in the “basket of deplorables” and were irredeemable. Many believe that Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who treated John […]