Commissioner Kent SullivanTexas Department of InsuranceP.O. Box 149104Austin, Texas 78714 December 19, 2019 Dear Commissioner Sullivan: We are writing today in opposition to the emergency rule, 28 TAC §§21.4901 -21.4904, which seeks to impose improper […]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the District Court decision by Judge Reed O’Connor that the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) individual mandate to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. In its opening […]
Many American physicians are wondering whether they still can be physicians. “We physicians have lost control of our profession, our patients’ safety, and our ability to freely practice patient-centered Hippocratic medicine in the United States,” […]
Abortion providers are encouraging women to choose the medical abortion option, but studies consistently show that the rate of complications is four times higher than for a surgical procedure, writes San Antonio obstetrician Ingrid Skop, […]
As the impeachment effort proceeds, some physicians are trying to help bring down the President, even though the issues are legal and concern whether the President is guilty of a crime. Dr. Bandy Lee and […]
Please take time ASAP 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. Proponents of these dangerous bills […]
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has proposed a 10-day waiting period for patients seeking care from independent out-of-network physicians. It purports to address an issue caused by non-payment by insurance companies, which has been mislabeled […]
Prices of medical care are too often unknown until the patient receives the bill after the fact, so the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) thanks the Trump Administration for rules issued last week […]
10/23 Update: The House Ways and Means Committee voted to approve HR 3708 and sent it to the full House for consideration. PLEASE CALL your House Member and ask him or her to VOTE NO […]
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 […]
