Legislative Update – May 10, 2017
Last week Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissected AHCA. This week she looks at other health care related legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill. With the firing of James Comey, hundreds of federal judges to […]
Legislative Update: AHCA edition
In this edition of Legislative Update, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissects AHCA. We know what’s in the House version, but what will the Senate come up with? The American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628—passed by […]
Calculating Healthcare Strategy
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, MD Political machinations continue after Ryan Care was withdrawn for lack of enough votes. Strategists try to figure what will satisfy the Senate parliamentarian on […]
Legislative Update – March 15, 2017
“Beware of the Ides of March as both parties slowly kill us all off!” ~Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD reports on the latest battles in health care legislation on Capitol Hill. Revisions to the ACA Revisions […]
Lawmaking by “Leaks” Is Deplorable, States AAPS
In response to the news buzz about an allegedly “leaked” replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”), the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) stated that Americans should demand to see actual […]
Legislative Update February 6, 2017
As we enter the second month of the 115th Congress, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is out with her review of the latest medical care related proposals on Capitol Hill, from full ACA repeal to Medicare […]
Possible Supreme Court Nominee Charles Canady Stands Up for Patients’ and Physicians’ Rights
The right to contract is fundamental, and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) applauds the strong defense of that right by Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady. He is on the list of […]
AAPS Kentucky Chapter Comments to HHS on Medicaid Waiver Request
The Honorable Sylvia Burwell Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Commonwealth of Kentucky Proposal of Section 1115 Waiver Project, Kentucky HEALTH Dear Madame Secretary: On behalf […]
AAPS Objects to Proposed CMS Regulations on Antibiotic Use
AAPS strongly objects to how CMS-3295-P (the “Proposed Rule”) attempts to subject Medicare recipients to guidelines controlled by private, unaccountable organizations such as the Infectious Disease Society of America (“IDSA”).
AMA Promotes Obama’s Healthcare Agenda
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Barack Obama, JD, is the first sitting President to publish an article in JAMA. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2533698 Accompanying it are four generally supportive editorials. Obama […]
