Sherif Z. Zaafran, M.D., President, Texas Medical Board Dear Dr. Zaafran, Thank you for clarifying that “the Texas Medical Board has never prohibited the use of hydroxychloroquine [HCQ] alone, or in conjunction with other drugs, for the treatment of COVID-19.” It is important for physicians to have confidence that they can treat patients—during a pandemic […]
August 9, 2020 Dear Commissioner Rettig and Deputy Commissioner Lough, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed IRS rules titled “Certain Medical Care Arrangements,” REG-109755-19. AAPS is a membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are mostly in small, independent practices. Founded in 1943 (and celebrating our 77th year), AAPS defends and […]
Dear Vice President Pence, We, the undersigned physicians, respectfully and urgently request that our country’s businesses and schools be allowed to reopen. We value every life lost to the novel virus COVID 19, but countless other people have paid an enormous toll as well. Our patients have suffered needlessly in pain and physical decline […]
April 27, 2020 The Honorable Doug Ducey1700 West Washington St.Phoenix, AZ 85007 Dear Governor Ducey: This concerns your Executive Order forbidding prophylactic use of chloroquine (CQ) or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) unless peer-reviewed evidence becomes available. Attached and posted here (https://bit.ly/cqhcqresearch) is a summary of peer-reviewed evidence, indexed in PubMed, concerning the use of CQ and HCQ […]
Dear Governor Abbott, Multiple Republican states have stayed open throughout this coronavirus crisis. Patients in those states have been able to get the immediate care which they need. Nine Republican States have kept their economies open, with access to necessary medical care, during this crisis. Why not Texas? In South Dakota, the Republican Governor Kristi […]
March 20, 2020 Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Thank you for your leadership in these challenging times. We are writing today to ask you to consider removing Section 4403, “Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements,” from the CARES Act, and replacing it with Sections 5 & 6 of S.3112, the Personalized Care Act. Yes, flaws […]
March 21, 2020 President Donald J. TrumpThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), representing thousands of physicians in all specialties in all states, would like to express our gratitude for your leadership at this time of crisis. We are thankful for […]
February 24, 2020 The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) submits the following comments on the “Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines” announced on January 10, 2020 by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. AAPS is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are mostly in small, independent practices. Founded in […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Greg Walden: We are concerned that Congress is rushing to address the “surprise billing” issue by imposing heavy-handed […]
“If Speaker Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are serious about adopting reforms that lower the cost of medical care while empowering patients to obtain the care and coverage that best meet their needs, they would expedite consideration of Chip Roy’s latest bill HR 5596, the Personalized Care Act,” states Association of American Physicians and Surgeons […]