The medical world has become increasingly complex and confusing to patients. Non-physician clinicians who may be caring for them include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses, typically nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists, as well as allied health professionals who have obtained a Doctor of Philosophy or other doctorate in […]
After viewing the first presidential debate and the vice-presidential debate, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) suggests some questions to be asked in the next two debates about health issues that personally affect all Americans. Voters should also query candidates for Congress. Private medicine. Do Americans have the right to use their own […]
In response to threatened boycotts of states with laws permitting sex-specific locker rooms and restrooms, AAPS released the following statement: “Public locker rooms and restrooms exist for the utilitarian purpose of hygiene, not to affirm the self-identified gender of certain individuals. These facilities are traditionally restricted to persons of the same sex for sound reasons. […]
By Gerard J. Gianoli, M.D. – http://EarAndBalance.net Legend has it that in 1787 Grigory Potemkin erected a fake portable settlement along the banks of the Dnieper River in order to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to the Crimea. At night it was then moved down river for their next stop the following morning. […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. In watching Hillary Clinton campaign I’m reminded of a poem I learned in ninth grade: humorist Arthur Guiterman’s “On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness”: The tusks that clashed in mighty brawls Of mastodons, are billiard balls. The sword of Charlemagne the Just Is ferric oxide, known as rust. The […]
AAPS joined an amicus brief supporting a petition for writ of certiorari in Stormans v. Wiesman. Pharmacist-petitioners are challenging a Washington State law that requires pharmacies to stock “emergency contraceptives.” Pharmacists argue that while they may lawfully decline to provide drugs for a variety of other reasons, they may not exercise a conscience objection to […]
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 […]