Legislative Update: AHCA edition
In this edition of Legislative Update, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissects AHCA. We know what’s in the House version, but what will the Senate come up with? The American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628—passed by […]
Legislative Update – March 15, 2017
“Beware of the Ides of March as both parties slowly kill us all off!” ~Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD reports on the latest battles in health care legislation on Capitol Hill. Revisions to the ACA Revisions […]
The Oath of Hypocrisy—and the Politicians’ “Disease”
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD As I physician, I proudly recited and adhere to the Oath of Hippocrates, which commands physicians to “use treatment to help the sick according to [their] ability and judgment […]
Legislative Update February 6, 2017
As we enter the second month of the 115th Congress, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is out with her review of the latest medical care related proposals on Capitol Hill, from full ACA repeal to Medicare […]
Legislative Update: January 17, 2017
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is back with her first legislative update for the 115th Congress. The 115th United States Congress has convened with the introduction of numerous health care bills. Most bills we looked at last year have […]
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, […]
The Surprise in California’s Medical Bill Law
by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. These days, in order to keep costs down the vast majority of insurance plans use the model that limits the hospitals or physicians from whom patients can get medical […]
They’re Baaack! Legislative Update – October 7, 2016
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill.
It was a slow summer as our Congresspersons took their highly coveted 7-week vacation.
Even as premiums skyrocket and ACA co-ops fail, health care reform has been below the fold during much of this presidential campaign.
The Dry Tortugas and Being a Deplorably Good Physician
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Hillary Clinton recently said that half of Donald Trump supporters belonged in the “basket of deplorables” and were irredeemable. Many believe that Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who treated John […]
