By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Given that 75 percent of Americans think current government is corrupt, perhaps a bold outsider is the right person at the right time. Carly Fiorina’s articulate, focused, and fearless performances […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. – http://HerPlace.com In an odd sense of timing, Jeb Bush, former Republican governor of Florida, released his plan for overhauling Obamacare on the same day as the first debate for […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. The press may think that the debate on ObamaCare is over, but as Rick Lowry points out, the death spiral is beginning. http://nypost.com/2015/11/02/obamacares-death-spiral-stage-one-denial/ The […]
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS), a voice for private medicine since in 1943, gives its strongest endorsement to Dr. Kelli Ward to replace Senator John McCain in the U.S. Senate. Arizona and […]
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 […]
An eyewitness account from Capitol Hill courtesy of AAPS’ boots-on-the-ground on Capitol Hill, our DC Counsel Charles Sauer of The Market Institute: Just a week ago, Congress was moving in the same direction that it […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Many people forget that the government cannot give what it has not first taken. And once it takes power or gains a source of […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. How can the price of a pill leap from $13.50 to $750? Only because of third-party payment, writes Charles Hugh Smith. It’s time to […]
The “Cadillac tax” on overly generous health insurance plans seemed fairly reasonable at the time the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or “ObamaCare”) was enacted. But as a close analysis of chief architect Jonathan Gruber’s statements […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD – http://herplace.com As an independent physician advocate for patients against restrictions of “establishment medicine,” I greatly admire that both Senator Cruz and Donald Trump have been unafraid to speak the […]
