As the impeachment effort proceeds, some physicians are trying to help bring down the President, even though the issues are legal and concern whether the President is guilty of a crime. Dr. Bandy Lee and […]
Volume 75, no. 12 December 2019 Most have probably heard the definition of insanity often attributed to Albert Einstein: “Doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.” But we still […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Google is universally well known as a search and advertising company. Now Google is tapping into the $3.5 trillion healthcare market. To compete with the Apple Watch, Google acquired […]
Congressional Republicans, led by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), are reportedly attempting to tack a “surprise billing” provision onto a “must pass” spending deal. This amounts to federal price-fixing, states the Association of American Physicians and […]
Please take time ASAP to speak out against bills that claim to address surprise medical bills but in reality hand control to insurers and reduce patient access to independent physicians. Proponents of these dangerous bills […]
NO To New Jersey Assembly Bill A5369 & S3816!Following the example of Congress, the NJ Legislature has introduced a “Patient Protection Act” (A5369 / S3816) that is anything but protective of patient rights. According to NJ […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Medicare for All (M4A) retained its prominent place on the stage at the latest Democratic debate. In its purest Bernie Sanders form, concurrent with abolishing private health insurance, U.S. […]
Dear Members of the Texas Medical Board: We are writing today in opposition to the proposed rule, 22 TAC 165.7, which seeks to impose improper obstacles on Texas patients seeking medical care from independent physicians. […]
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has proposed a 10-day waiting period for patients seeking care from independent out-of-network physicians. It purports to address an issue caused by non-payment by insurance companies, which has been mislabeled […]
STOP the Texas Medical Board from Forcing Patients to Wait Before Receiving Medical Care from Independent Physicians! Earlier this year the Texas legislature passed legislation (SB 1264) purporting to address an issue caused by non-payment […]
