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AAPS News, November 1997

Volume 53, No. 11 November, 1997 MEDICARE SHOWSTOPPER, Continued… The showdown of Medicare’s lifetime could happen this year, if Congress does not lose its nerve. Bill Clinton could face an awesome choice: veto freedom for […]

AAPS News, September 1997

Volume 53, No. 9 September 1997 FREEDOM FROM MEDICARE IS AVAILIABLE In the budget reconciliation package, Congress at last made it clear that Medicare is indeed a voluntary program, at least for physicians and patients […]

General Welfare

By Curtis W. Caine, Sr., MD If I were to tell you there is a constitutional subject that is expressed in a countless number of words; that is argued endlessly; that a myriad of books […]

The(se) United States

By Curtis W. Caine, Sr., M.D. Pop Quiz: How many United States of America are there?Answer: “That’s simple. Everybody knows there is just one.”Grade: F. Wrong! Here’s why. You will recall that the original thirteen […]

Treaties

By Curtis Caine, Sr., M.D. We are told at every turn that “treaties supersede the Constitution of The[se] States United” — nugatory. Here is what Article VI, paragraph 2 actually stipulates on the issue: “This […]

The Seventeenth Amendment

By Curtis W. Caine, Sr., MD In the preceding three articles in this section, The Constitution – Plain and Simple, which I have authored (1-3), and in the commentary, “The Sixteenth Amendment” by Bert Loftman, […]

Perquisites

The fringe benefits of employment or of a corporate position, such as “health insurance,” sick leave, days off, bonuses, paid vacations, provision of a car, health club membership, a telephone credit card, etc., are nowadays […]

Medicine and the Law

By Curtis Caine Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution delegates to the Federal Government its powers. The businesses of medical care and insurance are not mentioned therein.  And, Amendment X to the U.S. […]