Lee Hieb, M.D. speaks at Doctors Tea Party
Lee D. Hieb, M.D. speaks at the National Doctors Tea Party held on August 7th, 2010 in San Diego, California.
Physician Opts Out of Medicare – Both She and Her Patients are Happier
AAPS member and director, Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, M.D. was featured in a spot on the NBC news yesterday talking about her decision to opt-out of Medicare. The 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement that again went in […]
PECOS Exemption for Medicare Opted-Out Physicians with NPI#
The Federal Register states that “We require that [opted-out physicians] be identified in claims by their names and their NPIs if they order or refer covered items or services for Medicare beneficiaries…. A physician or […]
Why I Will Not Take Medicare Money or “How Russ the Plumber got Flushed”
My reason for not accepting government money is a letter dated Feb 4, 1974, the year I graduated from medical school. My father, who owned a small contracting business, thumb-tacked it over his desk, to […]
Doctors Sue To Overturn Health Bill
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in […]
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief filed in U.S. District Court
AAPS filed this complaint on March 26, 2010 in U.S. Disctrict Court for the Disctrict of Columbia: Download at http://www.scribd.com/doc/29064603/aaps-v-sebelius-03-26-2010 Or you can read below. aaps-v-sebelius-03-26-2010
Chicago Tribune exposes AMA – “Medical billing code monopoly explains AMA support for health pla
The Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune explains why the AMA may be supporting Washington’s takeover of medical care in the United States despite the uproar of physicians and patients. “As Democrats tout the American […]
Archived CPT Code Articles
AMA HCFA Agreement – CPT Monopoly – 1983 Chicago Tribune exposes AMA – “Medical billing code monopoly” – 12/29/09 Who does the AMA really represent? – by Linda Gorman Supreme Court hears case that could […]
AAPS News Archives
Visit http://www.aapsonline.org/news.php for AAPS News issues back to 1989.
