A self-selected committee of psychiatrists led by Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div., is declaring a state of emergency that “could be the end of humankind” requiring the removal of President Donald Trump from office, states […]
Right to Work laws, in effect in 28 states, provide that no person can be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or not to join, nor to pay dues to a labor union. […]
Now that the ACA individual mandate penalty is about to be relegated to the trash heap of policy failures, additional reform is vitally needed to expand patients’ options for access to high-quality, lower-cost medical care. Opportunity knocks […]
Legislation to stop MOC abuse has been introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates! House Bill no. 157 is a strong measure that would prevent hospitals and insurers from discriminating against physicians based on whether or […]
The federal court in the Northern District of Illinois has granted leave to the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) to provide more detail as to how Maintenance of Certification (MOC) harms patients. AAPS v. […]
Tucson, Ariz. About half of American physicians are experiencing burnout, writes Michael J. A. Robb, M.D., of Phoenix, Arizona, the immediate past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), in the winter […]
Volume 73, no. 12 Having failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”), the Republican regime is moving along to the next item on its promised agenda, tax reform. A repeal of the […]
(Photo: Dr. Fisher and Rep Pete Sessions at House Office Building) Albert L. Fisher, M.D., of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, represented the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) at the National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy […]
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Premiums for a benchmark plan (the second-lowest cost silver plan) for a 27-year-old are doubling from $2,616 in the first year of the Affordable […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD We are living in strange times. Virtual money, virtual friends, virtual reality. And regrettably, we are currently burdened with virtual leaders and virtual health insurance coverage. Last month’s Gallup […]
