Healthcare Policy Roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. ObamaCare’s new tin plans (sorry, “copper”): Sick people are pouring into ObamaCare, and the Administration is trying to manage the consequences of the incentives with open […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral argument this morning in Chicago in AAPS v. Koskinen, a lawsuit brought against the Obama Administration’s unilateral changes to ObamaCare. President Barack Obama, though […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Ebola is familiar to Americans as the stuff of science-fiction horror novels, and it is an ongoing real-life horror story in Africa. Viral hemorrhagic fevers, of which Ebola is one […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D., Physicians have a proud heritage. We can boast Dr. Benjamin Rush, a founding father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Surgeon General of the Continental Army, and opponent of […]
What’s in It: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the White House is reviewing an avalanche of new Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules, including the Individual Mandate Tax. In total, these 28 […]
By Keith Smith, MD – http://SurgeryCenterOK.com A friend recently opined to me about his increasing frustration with those who are unable to distinguish between politics and religion, particularly those for whom politics is their religion. […]
AAPS Executive Director Jane M. Orient, M.D. released the following statement following today’s U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling: King John, before he was forced to sign the Magna Carta, said “the […]
Most veterans get most of their medical care from private doctors through Medicare or private insurance. Just think what those secret waiting lists would be like if they didn’t! Still, a VA-like system for all […]
Open Letter to U.S. Senators and Representatives from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: This is a call for congressional hearings concerning the health and safety of recent border-crossers, especially children, the persons who […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. – http://HerPlace.com Border Patrol agents have long been at risk for violence from drug cartels and criminals. Just last week Tucson sector agents were fired upon by Mexican aircraft inside […]
