AAPS 2018 Essay Contest Winners Announced
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 […]
Legislative Update, Midterms Edition – October 13, 2018
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 […]
AAPS Objects to DOJ Approval of CVS-Aetna Merger
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 […]
Questions for candidates on key issue #4: The Constitution and Medical Care
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 […]
AAPS News October 2018 – Two Classes
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 […]
Questions for candidates on key issue #3: Medicare for All
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 […]
Questions for candidates on key issue #2: Opioid Crisis & Border Security
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 […]
Questions for candidates on key issue #1: Pre-existing Conditions
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 […]
MOC Legislation Tracking
AAPS is tracking MOC legislation as it moves though state legislatures. Visit our tracking document at https://goo.gl/fnS22T
Medicaid Expansion Could Harm Rural Healthcare, States AAPS
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 […]
