AAPS News September 2012 – Harm
Volume 68, no. 8 August 2012 Most Americans believe that physicians “swore an oath” to do them no harm. If the physician is younger than about 60, this is probably not true. He may have […]
Congress Should Reject Gimmicks; Restore Free Markets
“Costs will never be controlled without eliminating the corruption and perverse incentives inherent in any system in which a third party is paying the bills. There is no incentive better than competition in a free […]
Patients must come first, period!
On Wednesday July 18, AAPS physicians again took an important message to Capitol Hill. To put patients in charge, it's not just ObamaCare that needs to go but also decades of failed Washington policies that […]
Which Government Healthcare Plan Is Better?
By G. Keith Smith, M.D., When politicians promote the superiority of their government plan to “replace” ObamaCare, my reaction is simple: I don’t care what a mugger does with my money. The difference between the […]
Doctors Must Lead the Charge To Protect Patient-Physician Relationship
Now is the time to Take Back Medicine! The Supreme Court has ruled and the fight has begun anew. The next four months are going to be the best opportunity in our lifetimes to put […]
Patients Ask: How Does The Supreme Court Decision on Healthcare Reform Affect Me?
By: G. Keith Smith, M.D., The Supreme Court’s decision on what I call the Unaffordable Care Act or UCA reminds me of the comment by the late Joseph Sobran: “If Iraq needs a constitution let […]
Supreme Court Decision—Harms to Your Privacy and Medical Freedom Lie Ahead
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. The Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare is constitutional and has upheld the law – a victory for those who want the Federal government to micromanage your life and medical […]
Supreme Court Decision Supports Lies, Corruption, States AAPS
On June 28, a day that should live in infamy, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which sweeps away liberty and property rights in a vast expansion of […]
Supreme Court Decision Analysis
Statement from AAPS Executive Director, Jane Orient, M.D. This is a bleak day for America. The US Supreme Court has upheld a blatantly unconstitutional law of enormous scope that affects every American. The federal government […]
ORIENT: Health care is the next bubble
Published, Friday, June 22, 2012 in Washington Times By Jane M. Orient, M.D. When government subsidies collapse, prices will normalize. People generally don’t recognize a bubble until it bursts. In order to sharpen awareness of […]
