Legislative Update – October 1, 2019
After returning from their month long summer recess for a few weeks of work on the Hill, Congress has left DC again for a 2-week “district work period” and won’t be back until mid-October. None-the-less, […]
Comments to CMS in Response to 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and QPP Proposed Rule
September 26, 2019 Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed rule, CMS-1715-P, “2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part […]
Comments in Support of CMS-1717-P, Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges and Site-Neutral Payments
Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma, The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (“AAPS”) is pleased to submit the following comments in support of the provisions in Section XVI of CMS-1717-P, “Proposed Requirements for Hospitals To […]
Resolution 01-2019: Regarding Mandatory Psychological Fitness for Duty Evaluation (PFFDE) and Treatment for Physicians Facing Allegations of Workplace Impairment
Whereas the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons supports responsible review of physician performance in the workplace in the interest of protecting the safety and quality of patient care; Whereas the practice of making professional […]
The Medical Care Wheel of Misfortune
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD You finally get your dream and are selected to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. You get to see Pat Sajak and Vanna White! You win a vacation […]
Don’t Buy What They Are Selling
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Buying and selling is in the news lately with President “at some point you’ve made enough money,” “climate change is urgent and growing” Obama’s well-publicized imminent purchase of a […]
Action Alert: Sunshine on Secret Prices
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed solutions that implement President Trump’s Executive Order to encourage hospital price transparency. While more fundamental reforms are needed for lasting change, it is past time […]
AAPS News September 2019 – Dr. Alexa Will See You Now
Volume 75, no. 9 Dr. Robot is visiting patients in some places but could be displaced by Dr. Alexa, the virtual assistant in Amazon smart speakers, who is already able to perform certain health-related tasks. […]
Medicare May End Price Discrimination against Independent Physicians
If a Medicare patient gets a service performed in a hospital-owned facility, Medicare may pay far more than if the same service was done in a physician-owned clinic, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the […]
‘Gatekeepers’ Can Be Culpable
In the case of Warren v. Dinter, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a physician acting on behalf of an Obamacare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) can be held culpable for the “reasonably foreseeable” result of […]
