Hunger Games, HMO Style
By G. Keith Smith, M.D. – http://SurgeryCenterOK.com One of my partners, an ear nose and throat surgeon, resigned years ago from a particularly abusive HMO. He said, “never again,” as did all of the reputable […]
Does Medicare Want Your Doctor to Quit?
By: Alieta Eck, MD http://www.zhcenter.org I am a physician in private practice who enjoys taking care of elderly patients. Because most retirees over age 65 who want to be insured have no choice but to […]
New Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of ObamaCare in Texas
This week, a new lawsuit raising issues not addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in its ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “ObamaCare”) was filed by Texas physician Steve F. […]
Death Panels Are Already At A Hospital Near You
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. When advance health care directives (“living wills”) were popularized, the guiding principle was to allow patients to choose to “die with dignity.” But one man’s dignity is another man’s […]
Summary of April 20, 2013 Debate on MOC
AAPS Immediate-Past President Alieta Eck, MD, attended the Benjamin Rush Society debate in Philadelphia on April 20, 2013 on Maintenance of Certification and compiled the following summary: This debate laid out the case that ending […]
Pushing Sisyphus’s Stone in Healthcare Hades
By: Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, M.D. Twenty years ago, when I received my acceptance letter to medical school, the first thing I did was to call our family doctor and friend, Dr. Nelson, to tell him the […]
Death Panel Bill passes Texas Senate, moves to House
Death Panel Bill SB 303, which allows hospitals to impose "do not attempt resuscitation" (DNAR) orders against patients without their consent and even without their knowledge, was rushed through the Texas Senate today despite opposition […]
Medical Society State of NY adopts resolutions in opposition to MOC and MOL
On the weekend of April 13, 2013, the Medical Society State of New York House of Delegates adopted resolutions in opposition to MOC and MOL. RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO MANDATORY MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION Resolutions 165 […]
Medicaid Expansion: What You Hear vs. What You See
By: G. Keith Smith, M.D http://SurgeryCenterOK.com The strongest advocate for expanding Medicaid—and the likely source of funding for the massive advertising campaign—is the hospital lobby. We hear that hospitals are going broke. They can’t make […]
AAPS Testifies in Support of Texas SB 1193
AAPS testified in favor of medical board transparency on complaints against physicians, before the Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday. AAPS seeks the same rights for physicians that are given to dentists, attorneys and politicians: […]
