On Friday, December 14, 2018 United States District Judge Reed O’Connor issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Texas vs. the United States. Texas along with 19 other states filed suit earlier in 2018 arguing that since the Individual Mandate penalty was reduced to $0 by Congress in the 2017 tax reform bill, it was […]
In a Twitter sparring match with Jim Hanson, the president of the Security Studies Group, newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wrote: “Actually, we have for-profit ‘death panels’ now: they are companies + boards saying you’re on your own bc they won’t cover a critical procedure or medicine.” This was in response to a remark […]
The clearest winner in the 2018 midterms was Medicaid. Voters in Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, making 363,000 more people eligible for the program next year. With Democrats winning the governorship in Wisconsin and Kansas, these two states, which have resisted the expansion, may become more open to it. In […]
A global epidemic of attacks on ethical physicians, which endangers patients, will be a focus of the 13th UNESCO World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law, Nov 27-29, at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., will present the keynote address on “Sham Peer Review: a Worldwide Phenomenon.” Dr. Huntoon, a neurologist […]
Nearly two weeks after Nov. 6, the ballots have been counted and the winners and losers are finally in the books. A lame duck session of Congress is in progress with some 2019 spending bills, having been kicked down the road, needing approval to avoid a partial shutdown. Meanwhile the Senate promises to expedite as […]
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018, AAPS became the first group to file with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the State of Indiana’s efforts to reinstate legislation signed in 2016 by then-Governor Mike Pence. Following our filing, 11 other organizations and 18 States, have also filed in support of Indiana’s petition. The U.S. Court of Appeals […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD After the election, sappy statements on social media exhort us to bow down in praise that the first minority this or the first woman that was elected and how this means we have catapulted our nation out of the Neanderthal era. Funny how no one mentions Young Kim’s victory […]
Last week the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized more than 2,000 pages of rules for the Medicare program’s operation in 2019. We don’t have to remind you, the doctors on the front lines, that such overregulation is a chief reason American medicine is sick. However, because you are supporting AAPS and speaking out, […]
Politicians promise to lower costs and assure quality medical care, but voters need to beware. Here are some common misconceptions about Medicare for All: Myth: Medicare for All would get rid of profiteering insurance companies and thereby save billions. FACT: The “insurance” monoliths would still be there to manage the system. Look at the profits […]
Medicare for All is said to be a popular issue with voters, and the “Expanded and Improved Medicare For All Act” has attracted 123 sponsors, all Democrats. In a detailed analysis, San Antonio ophthalmologist Kristin Held, M.D., explains how one paragraph completes the government takeover of American medicine. “Section 104…makes it illegal for health insurers […]