Fiscal Cliff “Negotiations”: Obama Style
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 […]
Fiscal Cliff Deal of No Help to Patients or Physicians
After the 11th-hour fiscal deal that postponed Medicare physician fee cuts slated to occur under the Clinton/Gingrich sustained growth rate (SGR) formula, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons released the following statement: “The Medicare […]
ObamaCare Worse than Canadian System
By G. Keith Smith, M.D. – SurgeryCenterOK.com For all the criticisms I’ve written about the Canadian healthcare system, I think that all things considered, it is probably better (as awful as it is) than what […]
U.S. Medicine Resembles a “Vampire Economy”
The United States is forfeiting a half century of leadership in medical care and medical research and development, writes orthopaedic surgeon Lee Hieb, M.D., in an article in the winter issue of the Journal of […]
Plans to Impose MOC Requirements Thwarted in Ohio
Medical relicensure is intended to protect the public by assuring ethical behavior and a basic level of competence. But a new cottage industry would like to make it a cash cow, writes Dr. Paul Kempen, […]
Surgeon Reports to Prison; Government Sends Message
On Nov 1, 2012 vascular surgeon John Natale, M.D., 63, of Arlington, Ill., reported to the federal Bureau of Prisons to serve a 10-month sentence. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, he […]
AAPS News December 2012 – Is ObamaCare Here to Stay?
Volume 68, no. 12 December 2012 Democrats are exulting in their narrow victory on Nov 6, saying that ObamaCare is “now a certainty,” and the “best is yet to come” as they implement their glorious […]
Will There Be Any Physicians Left To Implement ObamaCare?
Central Planners’ Miscalculations Have Consequences. By: G. Keith Smith, M.D., – http://www.SurgeryCenterOK.com After the election, the victors are exulting that ObamaCare is here to stay, and that the “best is yet to come” as their […]
The right not to work for Obamacare
Excerpt of article by AAPS Exec. Dir. Jane Orient, MD, in Washington Times: I do not want to work for the Department of Health and Human Services — not for HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius or […]
Now We All Get Healthcare, Right?
By G. Keith Smith, M.D.: After the election, a lot of people are excited that they can now get healthcare. Or maybe not quite yet, but by 2014, when ObamaCare is fully implemented. The only […]
