Dear AAPS Members and Friends, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing down a dangerous path of policies that deem practitioners who have far less rigorous training to somehow be equal to physicians. […]
Under the pretext of “protecting patient safety,” a hospital or other medical facility can permanently end an excellent physician’s ability to practice his profession, writes New York neurologist Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the […]
Reportedly, about half of American physicians feel “burned out” and thus unable to serve their patients well. The problem is not pathology in physicians, but rather the toxic work environment where third parties pressure physicians […]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is unconstitutional, now that the thin reed supporting it—the […]
On December 18, 2019 AAPS filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to remedy a pervasive practice by officials at the Texas Medical Board (TMB) in violation of rights of […]
By Kristin Story Held, M.D. We physicians have lost control of our profession, our patients’ safety, and our ability to freely practice patient- centered Hippocratic medicine in the United States. In 1984 I began my […]
Volume 75, no. 12 December 2019 Most have probably heard the definition of insanity often attributed to Albert Einstein: “Doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.” But we still […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Google is universally well known as a search and advertising company. Now Google is tapping into the $3.5 trillion healthcare market. To compete with the Apple Watch, Google acquired […]
Congressional Republicans, led by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), are reportedly attempting to tack a “surprise billing” provision onto a “must pass” spending deal. This amounts to federal price-fixing, states the Association of American Physicians and […]
NO To New Jersey Assembly Bill A5369 & S3816!Following the example of Congress, the NJ Legislature has introduced a “Patient Protection Act” (A5369 / S3816) that is anything but protective of patient rights. According to NJ […]
