U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon expressed concerns that he was being used as a “rubber stamp” and that the DOJ was only raising “anti-competitive concerns about one-tenth of one percent of this $69 billion […]
The American medical system is already overstressed with the problems of an aging population. How will it cope with epidemics of imported infectious diseases, some unfamiliar to American physicians, and some incurable? An ever-growing caravan […]
To: HHS Office of Inspector General: Comments in Response to OIG Request for Information, OIG-0803-N, Regarding Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) is […]
When political candidates speak about “women’s health,” and accuse opponents of threatening women’s “access to health care,” they mean one thing: abortion. But there are many health issues that are especially important to women. For […]
Congress has adjourned until after the midterm elections. The folks are out trolling for votes. The Affordable Care Act is still on the books and government sponsored healthcare, aka Medicare for All is the new […]
Momentum is growing to enact a Bernie Sanders-style program of mandatory government-controlled medical care for all. This is strongly supported by Democratic Socialists of America. Proponents claim that this will save money while improving the […]
Dear Senators, We write today in opposition to the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act, S. 693 and the companion bill, H.R. 1676, passed by the House and now before the Senate HELP Committee. […]
A bipartisan group of senators led by Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is proposing a bill that would impose price controls on independent (“out of network”) physicians, under the guise of preventing outrageous “surprise bills” and medical […]
Submitted September 10, 2018 Comments on CMS-1693-P: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019″ Dear Administrator Verma, We appreciate this […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD: Nobody wants fraud – particularly not in medical care. For almost 50 years, we’ve had a federal Anti-kickback law to punish those who took money (bribes, kickbacks, rebates) to […]
