by G. Keith Smith, M.D. The fascination many young people have with socialism represents an understandable misunderstanding of injustice and its remedies. How can we stem the tide of socialism’s popularity with young people? Not […]
Freedom Needed to Combat Coronavirus, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) The coronavirus pandemic shows the effect of government interference with free-market solutions, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Testing […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends, The Maine legislature is considering a bill, LD 2117, that would significantly expand the state’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program into a database of EVERY prescription dispensed to EVERY patient in […]
Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD In today’s brave new world, imagine receiving a letter from the school principal about your only child: Your son will not be home tonight but your daughter will be home […]
AAPS sided with a Californian physician on problems he was having as an out-of-network spine surgeon. Insurers refused to pay him a reasonable amount for his services, despite his stellar record and how California (like […]
February 24, 2020 The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) submits the following comments on the “Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines” announced on January 10, 2020 by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade […]
Medical care is a professional service, not a right. Rights (as to life, liberty, and property) may be defended by force, if necessary. Professional services are subject to economic laws, such as supply and demand, […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD As the death toll and cases of 2019- nCoV (aka novel coronavirus) infection rises, our curiosity increases as to the epidemic’s when, why, where, and how. Is the new […]
The House Ways and Means Committee is trying to pass the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act, which it claims will “better shield patients from bankrupting surprise medical bills.” It states that its “approach […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone and […]
