Thought Police (Oops, Medicare) For All
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The new Medicare for All bill (H.R. 1384) has come and hopefully will go the way of the pet rock. Everybody now knows the basics: the government will take […]
Sacrificing Freedom to Vaccination
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. According to the Oath of Hippocrates, physicians have the duty to advise their patients according to the best of their ability and judgment. In In most cases, most physicians recommend […]
2019 Med Student Essay Contest
MEDICAL STUDENTS & RESIDENTS Win $500 and an expense paid trip to AAPS 76th Annual Meeting! To help us celebrate 76 years of advocating for the protection of the patient-physician relationship and the independent practice […]
Forced Vaccination Unnecessary, Violates Human Rights
An outbreak of measles in Washington State is the latest news hook for efforts to tighten vaccine mandates and oppose efforts, as in Arizona, to strengthen protections for informed consent and parental rights, reports the […]
Recommendations to help address America’s rising healthcare costs.
February 27, 2019 The Honorable Lamar Alexander, ChairmanSenate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)Washington, D.C. 20510-6300 Dear Senator Alexander: This is in response to your letter of December 11th concerning recommendations to help […]
Jumping Into Medicare For All With Eyes Wide Shut
by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The unveiling of the ballyhooed House of Representatives Medicare for All Act of 2019 bill will be met with chants of “equal healthcare for all!” While the country will […]
AAPS Opposes Federal Vaccine Mandates
To: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Re: Statement federal vaccine mandates Feb. 26, 2019 The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) strongly […]
Comments on RFI: “Modifying HIPAA Rules”
Docket No. HHS-OCR-0945-AAOO February 11, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the “Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care” Docket No. HHS-OCR-0945-AAOO The Association of American Physicians […]
Legislative Update – 116th Congress Convenes
The 116th meeting of the United States Congress is now underway and Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is out with a legislative update looking at the health care related bills introduced and under discussion in the […]
SOTU 2019 and American Medicine
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. While President Trump called for unity and cooperation in his 2019 State of the Union address, the views of the audience showed a sharp and bitter divide, especially on issues […]
