Doctors Fight Coverage to Give Care, Writes AAPS President Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, M.D.
June 18, 2013 11:21 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., June 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While all the talk on healthcare reform focuses on "coverage," Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, M.D., who practices internal medicine and pediatrics in...
Maternal and Neonatal Health Better in Abortion-Averse Ireland Than in Great Britain, Reports the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
June 17, 2013 09:49 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., June 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comparing national health data over a period of 40 years shows better maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland,...
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Urges Patients to Oppose Texas End-of-Life Bill
May 09, 2013 10:57 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., May 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Texas Senate passed a bill, now pending in the House (SB 303), that would revise the state's end-of-life procedure. The bill is strongly opposed by...
Doctors Have a Right to Confront Their Accusers, Says Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
April 10, 2013 13:54 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., April 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement was issued by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), which testified in favor of Texas bill SB 1193. This...
Medicaid Expansion a Trap, Not a Solution, Says Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 18, 2013 09:05 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement was issued by the Arizona State Chapter of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: "Arizona's Governor Jan...
Soda Regulation Not the Solution, States Article in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 12, 2013 10:51 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempted ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces is a symbolic gesture based on incorrect paternalistic...
Managed Care Uses Word Games to Deny Care, States Article in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 12, 2013 10:29 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enrollees in managed-care plans, which now dominate the health insurance marketplace, think that their plan will pay for any "covered service," and a...
Nurse Tells Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons How She Was Fired for Refusing Flu Vaccine
March 12, 2013 10:18 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A critical-care nurse who had worked at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital (IUHGH) for 22 years tells the story of how she and coworkers were...
Can Medicare Conscript Physicians, Asks Doctor in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 12, 2013 10:01 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physicians are increasingly unwilling to serve patients under Medicare's onerous regulations, draconian threats, and poor payment, according to the...
Medicaid Expansion: Arizona's Governor Brewer Holds Obama-Style Press Event, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 06, 2013 11:48 ET | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a Mar 5 press event on the lawn at the Arizona State House of Representatives, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) issued...