Opting Out of Medicare: A Guide for Physicians
It is simple to opt out of Medicare – far simpler than staying in the Medicare program. Thousands of physicians have already opted out, and we have not heard a single regret by any of […]
AAPS Comments Opposing CPT Codes for End-of-Life Discussions
Objections by AAPS to Proposed CPT codes 99497 and 99498 Re: CMS–1631–P The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a non-profit national organization of physicians founded in 1943, defends the patient-physician relationship and the […]
Death Facilitators Being Sneaked in over Labor Day Weekend
The deadline for comments on a key method for facilitating early death is Tuesday just after Labor Day weekend. Buried in 250 pages of changes to the CPT procedural codes required to claim Medicare payment […]
Organized Medicine Profits by Discounting Physician Fees?
Writing in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, California physician Susan R. Hansen, M.D., asks whether some medical societies may be acting contrary to the interests of their members through […]
CPT Coding: Practice of Medicine or Insurance Function?
By: Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D. Current procedural terminology (CPT) codes were developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) and were first published in 1966. According to the AMA website, CPT codes “…helped communicate accurate […]
Call a Code; This Doctor’s Heart Stopped Beating
By: Tamzin A. Rosenwasser, M.D., On September 13, 2011, the Wall Street Journal noticed the Code Blue in the medical field. They have brought the coding disaster out into the open. Physicians have been dealing […]
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 […]
Chicago Tribune exposes AMA – “Medical billing code monopoly explains AMA support for health plan”
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 Medical Association’s endorsement of their health […]
