What’s New
Juliette Madrigal, MD
May 10, 2013
If you want a say in the way politics impacts your practice and your professional livelihood, the AAPS represent the best investment in time and money you can make. Right now doctors are under attack from many different fronts. Our freedoms and liberties are being whittled away and restrictions are being put upon doctors from those outside of medicine as we struggle to care for our patients. Now is the time to put control of medicine back in the hands of patients and their physicians. These outside entities not only influence your medical decision making, they attempt to justify their... read more
Apr 23, 2013
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) has filed suit today in federal court against the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) for restraining trade and causing a reduction in access by patients to their physicians. The ABMS has entered into agreements with 24 other corporations to impose enormous “recertification” burdens on physicians, which are not justified by any significant improvements in patient care. Your tax-deductible contribution to the American Health Legal Foundation will help us fight this important case. CLICK here to contribute TODAY! ABMS has a proprietary, trademarked program of recertification, called the “ABMS Maintenance of Certification®”... read more
Alieta Eck, MD
May 19, 2013
By: Alieta Eck, MD http://www.zhcenter.org I am a physician in private practice who enjoys taking care of elderly patients. Because most retirees over age 65 who want to be insured have no choice but to enroll in the Medicare program, I have continued to cooperate with the program. Many of my physician colleagues have opted out of Medicare, and I wonder how long I can hold out. As I continue to be presented with new Medicare requirements, it appears I am being given two choices. I can continue to provide comprehensive, personalized care for my patients, or I can focus... read more
May 10, 2013
This week, a new lawsuit raising issues not addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in its ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “ObamaCare”) was filed by Texas physician Steve F. Hotze, M.D., and his business. The case is Hotze v. Sebelius, 4:13-cv-01318 (S.D. Texas). In its unexpected ruling that the insurance mandates in ObamaCare are taxes, the Court opened the door for issues that it could not address or resolve because neither party in NFIB brought them up. Most importantly, all revenue-raising bills must originate in the House of Representatives, as expressly required by the... read more
Andrew Schlafly & Dr. Paul Kempen at MOC Debate
May 7, 2013
Volume 69, no. 5 May 2013 American physicians have long been acting like the faithful horse Boxer on George Orwell’s Animal Farm, working harder and harder for less and less to sustain a dysfunctional system. They are also treated like scapegoats and cash cows for government, third-party payers, and a self-appointed ruling elite intent on dictating standards and judging the fitness of physicians, all in the name of protecting the public. With Maintenance of Certification (MOC), the bureaucrats and administrators are meeting some resistance. MOC Debated in Philadelphia On April 20, the Benjamin Rush Society held a debate in Philadelphia... read more
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