U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon expressed concerns that he was being used as a “rubber stamp” and that the DOJ was only raising “anti-competitive concerns about one-tenth of one percent of this $69 billion deal.” On Monday, December 3, Judge Leon delayed final approval the merger for at least a couple more weeks and […]
To: HHS Office of Inspector General: Comments in Response to OIG Request for Information, OIG-0803-N, Regarding Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who are mostly in small, independent practices. Founded in 1943 (and celebrating […]
Dear Senators, We write today in opposition to the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act, S. 693 and the companion bill, H.R. 1676, passed by the House and now before the Senate HELP Committee. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a national organization representing physicians in all specialties, founded in 1943. […]
September 24, 2018 Dear Administrator Verma, We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the “Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs” for 2019 as proposed in CMS-1695-P. The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) is a non-profit membership organization of physicians and surgeons who […]
[To read letter letter, scroll down or see https://goo.gl/56EqdK for PDF version.] Following Department of Justice approval of the Cigna / Express Scripts merger, AAPS took the opportunity to remind the DOJ why the proposed merger of CVS and Aetna is bad medicine, and issued the following press release: In a letter to Attorney General […]
Submitted September 10, 2018 Comments on CMS-1693-P: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019″ Dear Administrator Verma, We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the Medicare physician payment rules for 2019 as proposed in CMS-1693-P. The Association of American Physicians […]
July 13, 2018 Comments in Response to Request for Information (RFI) on HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (CMS-2018-0075). Dear Secretary Azar: Thank you for this opportunity to submit comments in response to the HHS Request for Information on the Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. We applaud […]
July 10, 2018 Dear Chairman Brady, Ranking Member Neal, and Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, We are writing today concerning bills that will be marked up by the committee on July 11. Overall, we are thankful for the committee’s dedication to expanding the flexibility of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for the […]
STATEMENT of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons To: The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing on “How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of Health Care in America” June 27, 2018 Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, […]
STATEMENT of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons To: The United States Senate Committee on Finance: Hearing on “Prescription Drug Affordability and Innovation: Addressing Challenges in Today’s Market” June 25, 2018 Chairman Hatch, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: There are many obstacles impeding prescription drug affordability. Yet, one […]