Note: similar comments may be submitted by December 31 at https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=CMS-2018-0082-0394 The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are mostly in small, independent practices. […]
Under the pretext of “protecting patient safety,” a hospital or other medical facility can permanently end an excellent physician’s ability to practice his profession, writes New York neurologist Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the […]
Reportedly, about half of American physicians feel “burned out” and thus unable to serve their patients well. The problem is not pathology in physicians, but rather the toxic work environment where third parties pressure physicians […]
Commissioner Kent SullivanTexas Department of InsuranceP.O. Box 149104Austin, Texas 78714 December 19, 2019 Dear Commissioner Sullivan: We are writing today in opposition to the emergency rule, 28 TAC §§21.4901 -21.4904, which seeks to impose improper […]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is unconstitutional, now that the thin reed supporting it—the […]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the District Court decision by Judge Reed O’Connor that the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) individual mandate to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. In its opening […]
On December 18, 2019 AAPS filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to remedy a pervasive practice by officials at the Texas Medical Board (TMB) in violation of rights of […]
By Kristin Story Held, M.D. We physicians have lost control of our profession, our patients’ safety, and our ability to freely practice patient- centered Hippocratic medicine in the United States. In 1984 I began my […]
Many American physicians are wondering whether they still can be physicians. “We physicians have lost control of our profession, our patients’ safety, and our ability to freely practice patient-centered Hippocratic medicine in the United States,” […]
Abortion providers are encouraging women to choose the medical abortion option, but studies consistently show that the rate of complications is four times higher than for a surgical procedure, writes San Antonio obstetrician Ingrid Skop, […]
