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 […]
The Senate could be voting on an ObamaCare repeal amendment as early as this afternoon or tomorrow. Please see the below note from our friends at the American Grassroots Coalition. Freedomworks has additional Senate contact information and tools. More details on the timing and other details about the Senate repeal amendment can be found at […]
Please read this important message from our friends at the ObamaCare Repeal Pledge. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010 ObamaCare Repeal Action Alert: Call Your Senators to Stop Continuing Resolution HR 3082 We expect that the United States Senate will take up consideration of HR 3082, the the House-passed Continuing Resolution which contains billions of dollars of […]
On Wednesday, Nov 17, the AMA is urging physicians to call their congressional delegation to beg for another reprieve from the scheduled Medicare fee cut. This game of “chicken” has been going on for 8 years now. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/001097 AAPS consistently sends a better message: Never mind the “sustained growth rate” (SGR). Do away with the […]
According to our D.C. intelligence, the House would be in session this evening voting on the Senate-passed “healthcare reform” bill—if Speaker Pelosi had the votes. She is likely to call the roll immediately if she gets them, so as to not allow time for introspection or reconsideration. The Leadership does not want Congress to go […]