The Obama Administration has gone far beyond the bounds of a civilized society in attempting to compel the Little Sisters of the Poor and others to facilitate abortion-inducing drugs, argues the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. AAPS filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in strong support of the religious […]
Today, November 24, 2015, AAPS along with the Citizens Council on Health Freedom, and individual physicians, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the court to review the Sissel v. HHS challenge to ObamaCare. ObamaCare essentially originated in the Senate and Sissel asserts this violates the Origination Clause of […]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Attention CMS-3321-NC PO Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244 November 16, 2015 To whom it may concern, The undersigned physician organizations write to comment on the Request for Information regarding implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative […]
While the House was busy planning for John Boehner’s exit, our representatives still found time to address health care issues. Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill in this week’s legislative update. Medicaid Payments and MOC Intersect On October 1, 2015, S. 2118, the Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care […]
Another Privacy Grab in Sheep’s Clothing Is any health information private? Is any health information really non-identifiable? On September 8, 2015 the House passed H.R. 1725, the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorizing Act of 2015, sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield, (R-KY). The bill amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of […]
Objections by AAPS to Proposed CPT codes 99497 and 99498 Re: CMS–1631–P The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a non-profit national organization of physicians founded in 1943, defends the patient-physician relationship and the practice of ethical medicine. Our motto is “omnia pro aegroto,” which means “all for the patient.” AAPS has commented on […]
The antihumanist agenda of progressives has recently become apparent from news relating to both ends of human life, writes nephrologist Richard Amerling, M.D., president of AAPS, in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. “The ‘death panels’ came back from the dead with news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
The deadline for comments on a key method for facilitating early death is Tuesday just after Labor Day weekend. Buried in 250 pages of changes to the CPT procedural codes required to claim Medicare payment are two new ones, 99497 and 99498. These pay for end-of-life discussions with physicians or other “qualified professionals.” Such discussions […]
In celebrating the 50th anniversary of Medicare, its supporters are overlooking or denying the troublesome facts, writes cardiovascular surgeon Donald W. Miller, Jr., M.D., in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Almost immediately after enactment of Medicare and Medicaid, spending on medical care began to escalate, from 5.2 percent of […]
Patient privacy is under siege, and the latest intrusion is by States that are building massive databases of patient records. About 16 States want to be Big Brother in constructing health care databases to monitor their residents. This puts patients’ privacy at grave risk of disclosures that could ruin their careers. A federal appellate court, […]