Dear AAPS Members and Friends, Urgent action is needed to push the Ohio House Health Committee to “favorably report” HB 273 so that this crucial bill to stop MOC abuse can continue on its journey through the legislature. The hospital lobby thinks they have killed the bill, BUT with your help we can prove them wrong. A similar effort […]
April 2018 update: On April 5, 2018, AAPS filed a Brief in Opposition to ABMS’ Motion to Dismiss: http://aapsonline.org/aaps-v-abms-04-06-2018.pdf ——————————————– January 2018 update: On January 16, 2018 AAPS filed an “Amended Complaint with Class Action” in AAPS vs. ABMS. The full complaint is available at: http://aapsonline.org/AAPS_v_ABMS_Amended_Complaint_1_16_2018.pdf ——————————————– December 2017 update: The federal court in the Northern […]
Legislation to stop MOC abuse has been introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates! House Bill no. 157 is a strong measure that would prevent hospitals and insurers from discriminating against physicians based on whether or not they comply with counterproductive, wasteful, and expensive Maintenance of Certification schemes that take time away from patient care. Now […]
The federal court in the Northern District of Illinois has granted leave to the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) to provide more detail as to how Maintenance of Certification (MOC) harms patients. AAPS v. American Board of Medical Specialties, 14-cv-2705-ARW (N.D. Ill. Dec. 13, 2017). Because antitrust laws exist to protect consumers, not competitors, […]
View slides from presentation by AAPS President Dr. Al Fisher at http://bit.ly/mocslides
Don’t miss this talk by Charles P. Kroll, CPA from our recent 74th Annual Meeting, October 5, 2017: Slides available at https://goo.gl/CVv1ak
Your advocacy in support of HB 273 is making a difference! This past week, the OSMA held an emergency meeting and adopted a position in support of HB 273 to stop MOC mandates. The next important step is a hearing this coming Wednesday, October 11 at 9am in Room 121 of the Ohio Statehouse. Click here for […]
9/27/2017 – Update on HB 273 – Legislation to Stop Mandatory MOC Dear AAPS Members and Friends, Please take action this week to help keep this important legislation moving forward. Here’s what you can do: 1) The Ohio State Medical Society seems to be on the fence about supporting HB 273. Contact OSMA Executive Director […]
THE FMA ANNUAL MEETING IN ORLANDO WILL FEATURE A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD REQUIRE FMA LEADERSHIP TO HOLD TRUE TO FMA POLICY ON MOC. The FMA resolution would require that the FMA leaders insist that the they actively support legislation to support FMA’s MOC policy. That doesn’t seem too hard, but the FMA did the […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends: It passed! Yesterday we wrote asking for help to get SB1148 across the finish line in the Texas legislature. This evening the Texas House and Senate voted to approve the bill and send it along to Governor Abbott for a signature. Thank you to all who spoke out and helped make this possible in many other ways.The AAPS Texas Chapter worked […]