Post by: Richard Amerling, MD
Now that the Senate version of ObamaCare has become the law of the land, we need strategies to safeguard the doctor-patient relationship from government intrusion. The most effective approach is for both patients and physicians to opt out of the third party payment system.
From the patients’ perspective, opting out makes sense. [...]
From AAPP President, Dr. Marcy Zwelling:
In his article, “More Doctors Giving up Private Practice,” March 25, 2010, Gardiner Harris talks about a “quiet revolution” taking place across America that is changing the paradigm of healthcare delivery. Indeed, for good reason, doctors are wanting to do anything but succumb to working for the government, and some [...]
AAPP President, Dr. Marcy Zwelling responds to Dr. Michael Stillman’s article in The Annals of Internal Medicine:
Thank you to Dr. Michael Stillman, for a reasoned article about “concierge” medicine. His questions about validating that those of us who enjoy the opportunity to work more directly for our patients actually results in “better quality care” at a [...]
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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