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Volume 69, no. 3 March 2013 We often hear about the phenomenal exponential growth of digital technology, with the implicit assumption that the doubling will continue—unlike exponential growth phases in nature, which are part of […]
By: Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. My long-time self-paying patient opined that the end of fee-for-service payments (payment for what you get) was imminent. I lightheartedly asked her how physicians would be paid. Would they […]
In an amicus brief filed last week, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) argues that requiring Hobby Lobby to pay for drugs and devices with life-ending mechanisms of action is an unconstitutional violation […]
Judge weighs claim that Texas Medical Board abuses its power," reads the headline of the Austin Statesman article published following Tuesday's final arguments in AAPS vs. Texas Medical Board. The Statesman article covering this ground-breaking lawsuit continues: "A […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D., http://HerPlace.com The Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, is one of the lesser known features of “healthcare reform” tucked away in the thousands of pages of the “Stimulus Bill” from […]
By: Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D., http://HerPlace.com Many promises were made to different groups to sell the new healthcare law to a skeptical public. Having watched the medical insurance games–government and private–for my whole career, I […]
By: Alieta Eck MD, http://ZHCenter.org College students will soon wake up to the fact that they have been had. While they were overwhelmingly supportive of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “ObamaCare”) […]
In a motion for leave to file an amicus brief, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons tells the Court that the criminalization of language used in medical reports will have a profoundly chilling effect […]
The fiscal "fix" may have delayed the dreaded SGR cuts for another year, but doctors still face Medicare pay cuts from the 2% sequester (coming March 1) plus uncertainty about what they can charge. CMS […]
By Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D. John Boehner went to the White House, and reportedly said “I put $800 billion (in tax revenue) on the table. What do I get for that?” “You get nothing,” the President […]
