AAPS President Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD issued the following statement, on behalf of AAPS, regarding the CVS-Aetna merger: AAPS remains concerned for patients despite the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s determination that the CVS-Aetna merger […]
The federal government is increasingly involved in intimate medical decisions, with requirements for detailed documentation and coding of all diagnoses and procedures. This enables denial of payment, and even prosecution of doctors for “fraud and […]
Volume 74, no. 10 On the eve of midterm elections, America is violently divided. There are “deplorables” (Hillary Clinton’s term) or “dregs” (Joe Biden’s term), who are supposedly the enemies and “haters” of an amalgamation […]
Momentum is growing to enact a Bernie Sanders-style program of mandatory government-controlled medical care for all. This is strongly supported by Democratic Socialists of America. Proponents claim that this will save money while improving the […]
The opioid overdose crisis has sparked a lot of legislation, most aimed at restricting prescriptions for legal drugs. But while prescriptions diminish, the death toll rises, mostly because of illegal fentanyl. Some have stated that […]
Both Democrats and Republicans are promising to preserve the Affordable Care Act’s popular “consumer protection” of people with pre-existing conditions. This is called guaranteed issue and community rating. Insurers cannot decline coverage, nor can they […]
AAPS is tracking MOC legislation as it moves though state legislatures. Visit our tracking document at https://goo.gl/fnS22T
Medicaid expansion is on the November ballot in a number of states that have sizable rural populations, including Nebraska, Idaho, and Utah, as reported in AMA Morning Rounds for Sept 26. One rationale is that […]
Printable PDF available at: http://www.jpands.org/vol21no2/schlafly.pdf By Andrew L. Schlafly, Esq., “Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” is a famous saying from the communist Soviet Union, where prosecutions of innocent people, and over-prosecutions […]
Dear Senators, We write today in opposition to the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act, S. 693 and the companion bill, H.R. 1676, passed by the House and now before the Senate HELP Committee. […]
