According to the dictionary or common usage, to discriminate means to make a distinction, say between right and wrong, or good quality and poor quality. Virtually every decision we make when faced with more than one option involves discrimination.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has jurisdiction over only three crimes: treason, counterfeiting, and piracy, writes Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) General Counsel Andrew Schlafly in the summer issue of the […]
Today, the House Ways and Means Committee passed seven commonsense proposals that will help increase health care flexibility and choice for all Americans.As Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said: “These bills are another demonstration of our […]
Electronic Health Record Incentives Compared with a Bear Trap in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Physicians who accepted government money to purchase a “certified” electronic health record (EHR) system are facing demands to […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. The ACA has been seemingly off Congress’ radar since the veto of Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, the last attempt […]
In 2015, insurers may have lost as much as $1,000 per enrollee, despite government compensation through the reinsurance and “risk corridor” programs that are supposed to compensate insurers for high-risk subscribers, writes Brian Blase (Forbes, […]
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS), a voice for private medicine since 1943, gives its strongest endorsement to Republican grassroots candidate Annette Teijeiro, M.D., in Nevada Congressional District 3. Dr. Teijeiro “will fight […]
By Gerard J. Gianoli, M.D. – http://earandbalance.net Medical errors are taken very seriously by the medical profession. It starts early in training at M&M (Morbidity & Mortality) Conference. During M&M, each complication and death is […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Farzad Mostashari, who spent two years leading the White House effort to implement electronic health records, has argued that Medicare’s new physician payment […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Those who chose a Health Savings Account (HSA) will probably find it regulated out of existence in the 500-page rule for standardized health […]
