Of the 20 million newly insured under the Affordable Care Act in 2017, about 14.5 million were newly enrolled in Medicaid, nearly 5 million of whom were eligible but not enrolled before the Medicaid expansion. […]
“It’s a MOCkery,” said one survey respondent. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) adds no clinical value to the practice of medicine, or to patients, say 65 percent of physicians surveyed by MDLinx, a medical news, information, […]
Healthcare is one of the biggest issues is the upcoming midterms. Reading websites and listening to speeches gives the impression that all are in favor of high-quality, affordable, accessible healthcare. But would that be the […]
“Care Coordination” and “Value-Based Care” sound good, but leave it to DC and the managed-care cartels to turn innocuous sounding phrases into ideas that chiefly impose more top-down control and red tape instead of improving […]
To: HHS Office of Inspector General: Comments in Response to OIG Request for Information, OIG-0803-N, Regarding Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) is […]
Many issues, such as health and national security, ought to be nonpartisan in a logical world. But seldom has Congress been so deeply divided, and so many issues decided on a strict party-line vote. Bipartisanship […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. People are marching with “Health Care Voter” signs, and this is generally believed to be one of the most important issues in the 2018 midterm elections. Republicans who got elected […]
When political candidates speak about “women’s health,” and accuse opponents of threatening women’s “access to health care,” they mean one thing: abortion. But there are many health issues that are especially important to women. For […]
We had an amazing group of students and residents take part in our 2018 essay contest and we were excited to announce the winners at our 75th annual meeting earlier this month. Eight of the […]
Congress has adjourned until after the midterm elections. The folks are out trolling for votes. The Affordable Care Act is still on the books and government sponsored healthcare, aka Medicare for All is the new […]
