The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its Emergency Use Authorization of Paxlovid™ on July 6, 2020, to allow pharmacists to practice medicine by prescribing and dispensing Pfizer’s drug on their own order. The FDA does not have the statutory authority to regulate the practice of medicine. It is up to the states to […]
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (“AAPS”) hereby comments on the Request for Information: Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria, as published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2022. By way of background, AAPS is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are mostly in small, independent practices. […]
Re: Support for H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act Dear Representative Gohmert, Thank you for your efforts to protect the medical freedom of Americans by introducing H.R.5816, the National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act. Your bill embodies long standing policy of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) that calls for a […]
To: Pima County Board of Supervisors Re: COVID vaccine mandates for healthcare workers The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) strenuously objects to the proposal to violate the fundamental human rights of all citizens associated with healthcare by forcing them to take an injection without voluntary informed consent. AAPS makes the following observations: All […]
May 21, 2021 Re: Support for HB 248 Chair P. Scott Lipps and Vice Chair Adam Holmes Ohio House Committee on Health77 South High Street, 13th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Chair Lipps, Vice Chair Holmes, and Members of the House Committee on Health: The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) strongly supports Ohio HB […]
Tuesday morning six courageous physicians, subject to attack before they even spoke a word, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in Part II of a hearing organized by Chairman Ron Johnson titled, “Early Outpatient Treatment: An Essential Part of a COVID-19 Solution.” We are honored that AAPS Executive Director, […]
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 […]