The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to repeal the prohibition on the use of federal funds to create a “unique patient identifier,” which former Representative Ron Paul, M.D., sponsored in 1998. Unless the prohibition […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD June has been a month of reflection on life, death, our values, and the greater good. We commemorated the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Normandy invasion (D-Day), which began […]
In response to the rising rate of drug overdose deaths, 49 states had a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) by 2014. By requiring physicians to report all prescriptions for controlled drugs, and to consult the […]
For patients who do not want all their medical data on the internet in these days of frequent cybercrime, Philip Eskew, D.O., J.D., M.B.A. offers some suggestions in the summer issue of the Journal of […]
On June 9, 2019 AAPS filed an Amicus Letter with the Texas Court of Appeals in support of Dr. Robert Van Boven’s lawsuit seeking to compel the Texas Medical Board to remove false and misleading […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The short answer is No. And thinking that, we would be in good company. A new survey finds that Americans trust Amazon more than the federal government.[1] The most […]
Book by Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh, ISBN 9781633883819, Prometheus Books, 2018. Review by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D., Redondo Beach, Calif. – https://marilynsingletonmdjd.com “Without firing a missile or hacking the electric grid, China […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Listening to the campaign promises spewed out by the bevy of folks running for president brings the old but enduring story of Faust to mind. Despite being successful, Faust […]
Comments on CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule & 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Dear Secretary Azar, We appreciate the […]
Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray and Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: We are writing in response to the call for feedback on the draft “Lower Health Care Costs Act of […]
