The State of My Union
By Richard Amerling, M.D. Our clandestine agent in the White House has obtained a first draft of President Obama’s upcoming State of the Union address to Congress. We were told that Mr. Obama wrote this […]
ObamaCare Winners—and Losers
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. According to AMA Morning Rounds, a Commonwealth Fund survey found that because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of Americans struggling […]
ObamaCare Legislative Update 1/12/2014
The 114th Congress has convened with a wave of bills seeking to repeal or limit ObamaCare. AAPS Director Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes the health policy related legislation introduced in Congress’ first week back at […]
Congress Doesn’t Create Free Markets—It Only Destroys Them
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. When people clamor for Congress to pass a “free-market health plan,” they are forgetting two things: Congress only does laws, which restrict freedom. We need fewer laws, not more. And […]
ObamaCare’s Numbers
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Figures compiled by Heritage show, among other things, that: In 13 states, individual premiums for 50-year-olds are at least 50% higher than pre-ACA. […]
Message from AAPS President, Richard Amerling, MD
I take the helm of the good ship AAPS in turbulent weather and uncharted waters. A storm has been brewing in this country for the past 100 years, but recent events have created conditions for […]
AAPS Success in 2014. More to Come in 2015
Dear AAPS members and friends, Record attendance at our AAPS annual conference capped a year of achievement, as AAPS protects and promotes private medicine. With your support we will achieve even more in 2015. An […]
Will It Be a Prosperous New Year?
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. The developing White House economic narrative touts “the strongest economic growth in a decade.” But according to econometrician John Williams of ShadowStats.com, we […]
The President Signs Several Bi-Partisan Health-Related Bills Into Law
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD @MSingletonMDJD Among the bills presented by the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently signed into law on December 18, 2014 are: EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2014, HR 5185 reauthorize through […]
The Perils of Reenrollment
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Obama has come up with the 95% solution to make reenrollment figures look good: A senior federal official told CNBC that an estimated […]
