Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Reconciliation Placed on the Senate’s Calendar H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, authored by Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-GA) would (1) repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to purchase health insurance; (2) repeal the employer mandate to […]
On Wednesday, Sept 23, 2015, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) brought physicians to Capitol Hill to brief Congress on the impact of government requirements such as the ICD-10 diagnostic codes on patient care. The briefing was from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Room 2203, Rayburn building. Physicians discussed both how bureaucratic red […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Three House Bills Approved on July 29, 2015 by House Energy and Commerce Committee Thank goodness, this was not endorsing selling fetal tissue to the highest bidder. 1) H.R. 2820, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 authored by Reps. Chris […]
By Richard Amerling, M.D. As I predicted back in March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the administration in King v. Burwell. So I was not surprised by the decision, but that doesn’t mean I am not deeply disappointed. I am. Beyond the ramifications for the continuation of the abominable Obamacare, the obvious truth is […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. It was already apparent in 2014 that the Affordable Care Act forces people to buy catastrophic policies at first-dollar coverage prices. Less well known is that although the ACA requires health plans to spend 80% – 85% of premiums on medical care, corporate data […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Parents are rebelling against Common Core and other standardized tests of their children, which are turning education into a teach-for-the-test treadmill (or else lose your funding). Physicians are also being subjected to a barrage of testing and “quality” measures, as if they were products […]
A bipartisan Senate Bill to Limit FDA Control Over Electronic Medical Records, S. 2977 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health Act or the MEDTECH Act was introduced on December 4, 2014. The bill provides that EHRs are not “devices” under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: “Electronic patient records created, stored, transferred, or […]
Hearing Summary: Prepared for AAPS by the Market Institute The House Committee on Homeland Security recently met on Nov. 13, 2013 to examine the security of personal information on Healthcare.gov. There are concerns that the federal website does not meet security standards and personal information is open to hacking. Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said in […]
Introduced in Senate May 16, 2013: The Cutting Costly Codes Act would prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from changing the version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system that is used by the American medical industry from version 9 to the newer version 10. Congressman Ted Poe [R-TX2] and Senator […]
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) issued the following statement: The Obama Administration’s project to encourage patient reporting of medical “mistakes” should be judged on the basis of its likely effect rather than its stated laudable purpose. According to Robert Pear in The New York […]