In stark contrast to Democrats who seek to push all Americans into socialized medicine, an Executive Order signed on October 3 by President Donald Trump takes bold steps toward increasing the ability of American seniors to choose the medical care and insurance options best for them, instead of being trapped within increasingly insolvent government-run programs. […]
The Medicare in the Sanders Medicare-for-All bill is not the same program that retirees were taxed for their entire working lives, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). In fact, it abolishes the current program and forces everyone, including seniors, into a new universal program that most resembles the Canadian system also called […]
September 26, 2019 Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed rule, CMS-1715-P, “2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies.” The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons continues to strongly object to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System […]
Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma, The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (“AAPS”) is pleased to submit the following comments in support of the provisions in Section XVI of CMS-1717-P, “Proposed Requirements for Hospitals To Make Public a List of Their Standard Charges.” AAPS is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are […]
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed solutions that implement President Trump’s Executive Order to encourage hospital price transparency. While more fundamental reforms are needed for lasting change, it is past time to shine some sunlight on the secret prices that hospitals and health plans try to keep hidden from patients. Since […]
Bernie Sanders has been accused of flip-flopping on union members’ access to private health insurance. This misses the main point. Sanders is giving impassioned speeches about how all other civilized nations have universal, taxpayer-funded “healthcare.” But what he doesn’t say is that almost all those countries have a private option also. Only Canada outlaws private […]
August 21, 2019 The Honorable Charles GrassleyChairman, United States Senate Committee on Finance219 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington DC, 20510 Dear Chairman Grassley: We are grateful for your work to find market-based solutions to lower the cost to patients and taxpayers of medical care and medications. Thank you for introducing S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for […]
Are you a small practice stuck in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and anticipating penalties for not using a certified EHR or perhaps not having an EHR at all? AAPS would suggest investigating opting out of Medicare to leave MIPS behind. If opting out isn’t currently an option, you might want to consider obtaining […]
Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Request for Information concerning “Reducing Administrative Burden To Put Patients Over Paperwork,” CMS-6082-NC. We appreciate your efforts to reduce unnecessary paperwork in order to “unleash the most powerful force in our healthcare system for improving health outcomes: The clinician-patient relationship.” We […]
Please take time during the month of August to speak out against bills that claim to address surprise medical bills but in reality hand control to insurers and reduce patient access to independent physicians. The good news is that most Americans already see through the smokescreen. As a recent survey reports: “eight in 10 Americans […]