HHS Secretary Tom Price and the AAPS
By Dr. Alieta Eck: Dr. Tom Price, our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, has been accused of belonging to a “conservative, fringe medical group” that “holds positions that are at wide variance with […]
AAPS Congratulates Dr. Tom Price; Makes Two Requests
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) congratulates Rep. Tom Price, M.D., (R-Ga.) on winning confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) over bitter opposition. As reported in the Washington Post, one […]
Travel Ban Is Revealing—but Does Not Threaten American Medicine
By Jane Orient, MD A 90-day ban on travel from seven countries has sparked tremendous outpourings of “worry” or outright opposition by some 33 medical organizations. “The community is reeling over the order, fearing that […]
Care vs. Coverage- a Better Solution
by Alieta Eck, MD “This clinic saved my life.” So said the pleasant 50-something year old woman on the exam table. “I had dangerously high blood pressure and needed medicine. I signed up for ObamaCare […]
Day One and the Fate of ObamaCare
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. On the first day of his Administration, President Trump signed an Executive Order “granting modest relief from Obamacare,” as described by Avik Roy (Forbes, […]
What If Sick People Lose Their ObamaCare?
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. As Republicans contemplate repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”)—seriously, not just as a political gesture—alarms are sounding about millions of individuals losing coverage. So soon we have forgotten […]
AAPS Executive Director To Be Honored With Ed Annis Medical Freedom Award
Doctors for Patient Freedom will be recognizing the achievements of Dr. Jane Orient at the upcoming meeting of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, Jan 27, 2017. Congressman […]
You’re Old, You’re Sick, Get Over It
by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Senior citizens, don’t be fooled. The federal government asserts that Medicare sets a high bar for medical care and we are lucky to have it. Not so. It does, […]
AAPS News January 2017 – Death, Taxes, and Entitlements
Volume 73, no. 1 January 2017 Now that they have no excuse, except lack of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Republicans may renege on the promises that returned them to power, including repeal (not […]
Can ObamaCare Be Repealed?
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, MD Now that the Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House, there’s only one excuse for not keeping their oft-repeated promise to […]
