Mar 15, 2015
More and more patients are looking to work directly with their physicians without the government or insurance company in the exam room. To see a list of physicians with direct payment / cash friendly practices please visit: https://aaps.wufoo.com/reports/m5p6z0/. As this list grows we will work to make it more user friendly. It is sorted by state by default but can... read more
Oct 24, 2014
December 2014 update: We are awaiting a decision by the U.S. District Court in Chicago on Defendant ABMS's motion to dismiss. The AAPS brief in opposition to motion to dismiss reads in part, "The motion to dismiss by ABMS depends on its implausible denial that it is not maximizing its revenue by compelling participation in MOC, even though it has... read more
May 25, 2015
Volume 71, no. 6 June 2015 Some advocates of a “single-payer healthcare system,” notably Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), often begin with a scathing indictment of managed-care plans, including the complexities of dealing with dozens of them. (They know about these first-hand because they are enabling such plans by their participation.) We often find ourselves in agreement—until they... read more
May 25, 2015
This week's health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. New entitlements tend to last forever because of the political uproar when government takes something away. If the U.S. Supreme Court decides, in King v. Burwell, that the government has to follow the words of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and provide subsidies only through state-established exchanges, 7.7 million... read more
May 17, 2015
This week's health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. White House economist Jason Furman admits that medical costs are up under the Affordable Care Act, but says: “The important thing about this is it’s no worse.” Deductibles shot up 42 percent during the health law’s first year, compared with those for plans available pre-Obamacare. At the same time,... read more
May 13, 2015
Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D. summarizes health policy related bills under consideration in Congress. Diverse Support for the IPAB’s Repeal Earlier this year both houses of Congress introduced bills to repeal the ACA’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The House bill is sponsored by Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and has 222 co-sponsors, including 19 Democrats. The... read more
May 4, 2015
This week's health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Helping Democrats “fix” Obamacare is not a good strategy, writes Onan Coca. To pass a bill the President is willing to sign in order to keep the program from crashing is to concede the battle. IF the program is allowed to crash, then the onus will be on the... read more
May 3, 2015
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court could, in King v. Burwell, uninsure 8 million Americans by finding that subsidies are illegal outside State Exchanges. Some Republicans are saying “Let it burn.” For Democrats, it’s “ObamaCare or nothing.” Can you detect a difference? How about an American, rather than a partisan response? One that is voluntary... read more
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