“The FDA Is Not a Physician!”
In an opinion addressing whether physicians have the right to sue the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), a panel from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals pithily declared that “The FDA is not a physician,” last Friday. The Fifth Circuit is the same appellate body that […]
AMA to Fix Medicare? Think Again!
Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that “fixing [the] Medicare physician pay system [is] a top priority for the AMA.” In fact, it called the system “unsustainable,” with AMA President Dr. Jack Resneck declaring, “We are past the breaking point.” But let’s look at what the medical profession has achieved under the AMA’s […]
USMA Identifies “Multiple Irregularities” by the FDA When Considering New Medications
As many of our members are aware, the United States Medical Association (USMA) submitted an amicus brief in the Mifepristone case filed against the Food and Drug Administration by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The case arose from a dispute regarding the multiple irregularities exhibited by the FDA in its granting of multiple authorizations for […]
The AMA’s Disregard for the Nation’s Basic Foundational Precepts In Its Opposition to the Mifepristone Ruling Is Stunning
The latest disastrous display of ignorance by the AMA came through President Jack Resneck’s predictable and unimaginative response to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling regarding the FDA’s approval of the abortion inducing medication, mifepristone or R-486. In short, the senselessness of the objection raised by Dr. Resneck is so immense as to make […]
USMA Admonishes ACOG for Its Viewpoint Discrimination Against Colleagues
VENICE, Fla. — Recently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) banished the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) from participating as exhibitors at its annual meeting due to AAPLOG’s pro-life position despite the over forty year history of recognizing pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists as an ACOG “special interest group”–until the discontinuation […]
CDC Loosens COVID 19 Restrictions
In a press release Thursday, the CDC announced that it was loosening its recommended restrictions regarding COVID-19 precautions. Stating that the country was “in a stronger place as a nation” with regard to COVID-19, the CDC recommended the following precautions regarding the prevention and treatment of the condition that has ravaged the globe since early […]
The Sweeping Impacts of the Supreme Court’s Mandate Rulings
Last week’s split U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the OSHA and CMS vaccination mandate rules will have a sweeping impact on how businesses and in particular healthcare facilities conduct business in the United States. The Court’s decision on the OSHA rule is pretty straightforward. The court has resoundingly stated, with a 6-3 majority, that the […]
Physician Practices are Prime Targets for Cybercriminal Attacks
Last year’s Colonial Pipeline cyberattack that crippled gas delivery on the East Coast was a wakeup call to many Americans. Colonial paid the DarkSide cybercriminal hacker group about $5 million in bitcoin to get the gas flowing again. But a lesser known ransomware attack was just two months before Colonial when Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis […]
AMA’s Efforts to Weaponize Healthcare Bears Pernicious Fruit in New York City
A fundamental premise to the practice of medicine is the precious nature of human life. This assumption stands true independent of race, ethnic background, national affiliation, or sex. Simply put, every human life is invaluable, regardless of the patient’s genetic or cultural make-up. In May, the American Medical Association, the organization supposedly representing physicians, released […]
Physicians fleeced by Congress. AMA claims victory
In a story that is becoming all too old, physicians are being fleeced again by Congress, and the medical organizations claiming to represent physicians are deceiving their members about it. In this case, the American Medical Association sent out an email blast last week to its membership trumpeting its success in blocking legislation that would […]