Dear AAPS Members and Friends, Urgent action is needed to push the Ohio House Health Committee to “favorably report” HB 273 so that this crucial bill to stop MOC abuse can continue on its journey through the legislature. The […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD wraps up Congress’ 2017—and looks at what’s ahead for early-2018—in her last legislative update of the year. All eyes over the last several weeks have been on tax reform. The Tax […]
This week’s health policy roundup, curated by Dr. Jane M. Orient. President Trump claims it did, and its opponents say it has destroyed the “centerpiece”—the individual mandate. In 2019, the IRS can no longer penalize […]
Single Payer IQ Test Question # 7: How would “Single Payer Now” be implemented? Answer: Even Vermont hasn’t been able to figure this out. Agitators carrying “Single Payer now!” signs need to do a thought […]
On November 20, 2017, AAPS submitted comments to CMS in response to the agency’s request for ideas to help its efforts to shift its Innovation Center (CMMI) in a more patient and physician friendly direction. […]
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD: More than 50 years ago Professor Marshall McLuhan posited that the medium is the message. Now it seems that money is the medium of the message. This month Medical Marketing […]
View slides from presentation by AAPS President Dr. Al Fisher at http://bit.ly/mocslides
By Kristin S. Held., M.D. When Medicare and Medicaid were created, the government promised not to interfere in the practice of medicine in any way. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Act into law on July […]
Answer: Costs would increase. The single payer would try to limit spending with wage and price controls and possibly a global budget. When something is perceived as being “free” or nearly so, demand increases, as […]
The latest health care legislation on Capitol Hill, reviewed by Marilyn Singelton, MD, JD. Two Temporary Health Care Measures On October 18, 2017, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) release their draft of […]
