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AAPS Comments on ABMS Vision Initiative Draft Report

January 15, 2019 The following comments by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) are in response to the call for public input on the draft report from the Continuing Board Certification: Vision for […]

Yes to HB 1967: New Virginia bill seeks MOC reform

UPDATE. Legislative session developments can happen quickly! Today HB 1967 moved from Subcommittee #1 to Subcommittee #2 of the House Commerce and Labor Committee.   We have a new list of legislators for you to contact! Please […]

So What If ACA Is Unconstitutional?

By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Stocks of hospital and Medicaid-contracted managed-care companies plunged  on the announcement of Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Some advisors consider this a “buying […]

Rest in Peace Curtis W. Caine, M.D.

On the first day of 2019 we lost a hero of American medicine, Curtis Webb Caine, Sr., M.D. Funeral and Celebration of Life service information is available here.  President of AAPS in 1980-1981, Dr. Caine, […]

Ocasio-Cortez is Partly Right on Death Panels

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 […]

AAPS News December 2018: Who Won in 2018?

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 […]