To Honorable Phil Gingrey, Hon. Phil Roe, and other members of the Doctors’ Caucus From: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons This is with reference to your February 7 press release, which cites your December […]
Hearing Description: The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee questioned industry analysts to examine the state of the Medicare Advantage Program. The witnesses reported different findings in regards to the future of the program. Some […]
by AAPS member Steven Horvitz, D.O. – http://www.drhorvitz.com Maybe we need the 26.5% cut in Medicare. Maybe then docs would wake up out of their politically correct slumber and decide to actually once again devote […]
It’s been a horrible year for individual liberty. First, John Roberts re-writes the Obamacare legislation in order to side with the four liberals on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the individual mandate. Then Mitt Romney, a moderate technocrat, failed to make the case to change course with the electorate, in my view largely because he was unable to effectively challenge Obamacare.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) released the results of an on-line survey on the potential effect of Medicare’s refusing to pay if patients are readmitted after hospital discharge. Of 527 respondents, 87 […]
CMS acting administrator, Marylin Tavenner, is urging all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) to develop a “Top 10” Hit list of physicians who provide Evaluation and Management Services (which is the vast majority of physicians in […]
A brief video primer for physicians outlining the 3 main options for Medicare participation status: Participating (Par), Non-Participating (non Par), and Opted-Out. A potential fourth option is discussed, “disenrollment.” Presentation by Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., […]
by Timothy C. Kriss, M.D. Dr. Kriss practices neurosurgery in Versailles, KY. This pamphlet is based on his presentation at the 60th annual meeting of AAPS, September, 2003. Opting out of Medicare begins with a […]
What the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know by Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D. Myth #1: Beneficiaries are just getting back what they have paid in. Nothing could be further from the truth. “Current recipients […]
By: Jane M. Orient, M.D., The Super Committee apparently ran into some Kryptonite, and was unable to perform a Superman-like impossible feat. AMA president Peter Carmel, M.D., complained that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit […]
