Update: AAPS filed the folllowing brief in opposition to government’s motion to dismiss on January 24, 2014: http://AAPSonline.org/aaps-v-irs-01-25-2014.pdf —————————— This morning, as HHS Secretary Sebelius testified in Congress about the catastrophic failure of the ObamaCare roll-out, AAPS filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service asking the court to prevent the IRS from enforcing the […]
Dear AAPS members and Friends, The coming ObamaCare train wreck is set to destroy American medicine and the American economy. It's not too late to avert this disaster by immediately defunding and delaying implementation of ObamaCare. Let your voice be heard TODAY! Add your name to either the physician petition or patient petition below. ————————- Physician […]
The hospital industry continues to push hard for SB 303, passed last month by the Texas Senate and now under consideration in the Texas House. House Public Health Chairwoman Lois Kolkhorst (512-463-0600) has set a hearing this Monday, May 13, which could hasten this anti-patient bill towards passage. The bill would give hospitals nearly unlimited […]
Dear New York AAPS members and friends: The time is NOW to speak out against new licensure requirements in New York State before they are implemented. Please read the below letter from Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD for more information including links to sample MSSNY resolutions. Ask your county medical societies to support these resolutions and […]
On September 1, 2012 Texas law H.B. 300 takes effect and new bureaucratic medical record disclosure rules and penalties will apply to medical practices as well as "any person … who comes into possession of protected health information." (Texas Health Code Chapter 181.001 as modified by HB 300) Proponents of the law claim it protects […]
Healthcare Compacts are covered in sections 1331 and 1333 of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). In a nutshell, if the Healthcare Compact is passed AND approved by the secretary of HHS, it would establish an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) to oversee healthcare in Tennessee. It would still need to meet all of the ObamaCare requirements regarding […]
CCHF ACTION ALERT! August 30, 2011 The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), established under Obamacare, has asked the American public to comment on the Institute’s definition of “patient-centered outcomes research.” DEADLINE – THIS Friday, September 2. In short, PCORI’s definition is deceptive and leaves the public thinking that PCORI (pronounced “pee-CORE-ee”) is going to […]
CALL YOUR TEXAS HOUSE MEMBER NOW THE VOTE IS THURSDAY! Please call and urge your legislator in the Texas House to VOTE YES on CSHB 1013 by Fred Brown. 86 State Representatives have already signed on as authors, co-authors, and joint authors. You can find your legislator's contact info here: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/ If you don't know […]
HB 1013, introduced by Rep. Fred Brown and already supported by nearly a majority of the House of Representatives, reforms the Texas Medical Board. It will be put to a vote before the House Public Health Committee this Wednesday, April 6th, between 8-10 am, in Room E2.012 in the State Capitol in Austin. HB 1013 […]
The time is now! The House passed H.R.1, a full-year continuing resolution, on February 19th. Due to hard work by AAPS and others they included provisions in it to defund ObamaCare. The overwhelming passage of H.R.1 was a victory for doctors and patients across America, but this was only the beginning of the battle. Now […]