With the growing list of bailouts and stimulus packages (not to mention Obamacare, and U.S. troop presence in over 200 countries), multi-billion and even trillion dollar expenditures by our Federal Government have become a common […]
The personal medical freedoms of Americans have been in many ways on the decline well before the signing of the PPACA last March and the result is often, tragically, lost lives. Patients looking to innovative, […]
By: Alieta Eck, MD Will you trust the government to keep all of your personal medical information private and are they even capable of this? With Wikileaks, a master hacker was able to bribe a […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled, on December 2, 2010, against the Texas Medical Board (TMB), allowing landmark litigation by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeon to proceed to prove wrongdoing […]
Are American’s concerned that the widespread push for implementation of electronic medical records will affect the privacy of their medical history? Insurance companies and the government often tout claims that patients welcome the convenience of EHRs but brush […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. Intrusive gropes of traveler’s private parts by TSA’s government employees is just the latest overreach of this administration to “grope and grab” every aspect of our lives. Here are […]
By: Jane M. Orient, M.D. The radiation dose is likely the least of the problems with airport screening. If operating as specified, a scanner delivers about 0.01 millirad of radiation, or 0.00001 rad. You unavoidably […]
By: Richard Amerling, M.D., The landslide Republican victory, in taking the House and electing some strong conservatives to the Senate, can be interpreted as a mandate to rein in government spending, and specifically to repeal […]
On Wednesday, Nov 17, the AMA is urging physicians to call their congressional delegation to beg for another reprieve from the scheduled Medicare fee cut. This game of “chicken” has been going on for 8 […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D., Some have suggested piecemeal repeal of the most obnoxious features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The risk of this approach is comparable to that in cancer surgery: you might […]
