The Deadly Politicization of Ebola
By Richard Amerling, M.D. The Ebola story gets stranger every day as administration officials, the CDC, and Mr. Obama himself stretch logic and reason to the breaking point and beyond in an attempt to explain […]
Do Elections Matter?
Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M Orient, M.D. Obama draws a line in the sand for Republicans: “On health care, there are certainly some lines I’m going to draw,” Obama said, before noting, […]
AAPS & CCHF Ask Supreme Court to Hear King vs. Burwell
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom were one of only five amici to file a brief with the Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari in the case […]
Summary of Health Related Bills Passed by 113th Congress
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Congresspersons are out trolling for votes so they haven’t been in Washington working on legislation. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has summarized bipartisan legislation channeled through its committee that […]
ObamaCare vs Medicare and Insurance
Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M Orient, M.D. Obamacare vs. Medicare This 5 minute video on what Vermont’s federal delegation is up to is very instructive. The plan is for Vermont state government […]
Ebola ‘Czar’ Appointment Politicizes Life-and-Death Issue
President Obama’s appointment of Ron Klain to coordinate the government’s attempt to combat Ebola signifies that the government’s main concern is to manage pre-election public perceptions, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Sen. […]
The ‘Progressive’ Way: Cancel, Block, Spin
Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M Orient, MD Remember how ObamaCare was supposed to be about keeping your insurance? The irony is that more health insurance policies have been canceled under Obamacare than […]
If You Want to Live, Ignore the CDC
By Richard Amerling, M.D. I almost feel sorry for Tom Frieden, director of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). So many of his pronouncements have been eviscerated by events within hours or days. […]
Examining the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak
Notes from Jane M. Orient, MD on House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing held October 16, 2014. Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy noted in summary that the only person assuming […]
ObamaCare Costs and Cover-up
ObamaCare News Roundup Curated by Jane M Orient, MD “The law has been successful so far according to the one metric that really matters to the Left: hiding its true cost from the American taxpayer,” […]
