Monthly Archives: March 2009

Medical civil liberties threatened by rollback of Provider Conscience Clause

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

Just at the deadline for responding to the AAPS action to intervene in lawsuits challenging the Provider Conscience Clause, the Obama Administration started rulemaking to rescind the Clause completely. This signals the intention of the Administration to refuse to enforce … Continue reading →

Posted in medical ethics | 5 Comments

White House Healthcare Summit, March 5, 2009

Posted on March 7, 2009 by admin

SELECTED PARTICIPANT COMMENTS & AAPS NOTES (Please leave your comments at bottom of this page.)   Stakeholders included advocates for psychologists and dentists, drug companies, large employers, AARP, AMA, labor unions, single-payer advocates, National Federation of Independent Businesses, school-based clinics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

House Doctor Diss’d by White House Healthcare Summit: Rep. Tom Price, MD speculates on why he wasn’t invited

Posted on March 5, 2009 by admin

Another invitation apparently lost in the mail was that for Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-GA) – not only one of the handful of doctors in Congress, but also chair of the influential, right-of-center Republican Study Group.     NOTE:   AAPS … Continue reading →

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White House Healthcare “Prom” Invitations ‘Lost in the Mail’

Posted on March 5, 2009 by admin

FEATURED IN VIDEO: Andrew Moylan, Dir., Govt. Affairs, National Taxpayers Union Ryan Ellis, Tax Policy Dir., Americans for Tax Reform Amy Menefee, Communications Dir., Galen Institute March 4, 2009 Contact: Kathryn Serkes, (202) 333-3855 serkes@att.net For immediate release:  WHITE HOUSE … Continue reading →

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Obama presents “gutsy” budget; Clinton begs in China; Treasury writes obituary

Posted on March 2, 2009 by admin

Obama presented Congress with an agenda described as “breathtaking in its scope and ambition,” “gutsy,” or “bold and courageous”—by his supporters. Passing it won’t be easy, Obama admits, because “it represents a threat to the status quo.” But his enormous … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, health care reform | 10 Comments