The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s second-largest physician group, claiming 159,000 members, has announced its support for “single-payer, public option plans.” This proposal is really a “no options” plan, according to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). “This proposal is a 180-degree shift from the American Medical Association’s stand in 1965, […]
The Good News: After you, your colleagues, and patients spoke out last month, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) scrappedplans to impose a minimum 10-business-day wait on patients seeking non-emergency care from an out-of-network physician at any hospital or surgery center in the state of Texas. The Bad News: The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) stepped in and imposed a similar […]
Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD reviews the latest health policy news from Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives has been embroiled in its impeachment (mis)adventure, but a few health bills have been introduced without any action. In the end it is the philosophical fight between government control or individual control over one’s medical care. Lowering […]
On Jan 15, 2020, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, along with Katarina Verrelli, on behalf of herself and others who seek access to vaccine information, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Adam Schiff has abused government power and infringed on their free-speech rights. […]
by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Consuming too many potato latkes and Christmas cookies has left its mark on our waistlines. Unfortunately for Americans and their medical care, the seasonal overeating seems to last all year. Indeed, the American Medical Association has declared that obesity is a disease. It may be more accurate to describe […]
Those who believe that by “investing” a little tax money in government programs, we will reap equitable “healthcare,” affordable housing, and college education for all, plus social justice—and that the programs will “pay for themselves” in a few years—need to re-read The Adventures of Pinocchio. The silly marionette, on the advice of a fox and […]
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. It is critical that you take advantage of an opportunity to share your thoughts about this with the agency. Comments […]
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 winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. All that it takes is an Adverse Action Report (AAR) […]
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 to act in ways contrary to their patients’ best interest, writes Vermont psychiatrist Robert Emmons, M.D., in the winter issue […]
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 taxing power of Congress—has been removed. But it has remanded the issue of severability to the District Court. If the […]