Five individuals, including former Congressman Dick Armey and lead plaintiff Brian Hall, have filed a lawsuit accusing the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of improperly adopting illegal and coercive policies that deny otherwise eligible retirees their rightful Social Security benefits if those retirees choose not to enroll in… Continue reading Challenging an Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Coercive Policy—www.MedicareLawsuit.org
Month: April 2009
Time To Make Your Voice Heard on Electronic Medical Records
When Security is Breached, What Happens Public comments are being accepted through June 1, 2009, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on a proposed rule that would require notification of consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. According to healthcare attorney W. Reece Hirsch, the FTC is under a tight schedule… Continue reading Time To Make Your Voice Heard on Electronic Medical Records
Ensnared by an Undercover Investigation, Drug Study Reviewer Halts Many of Its Review Operations
A previous Pulse of Health Freedom issue mentioned the uncover operations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which ensnared Coast IRB, LLC, of Colorado Springs. The GAO created a fake medical study of a fake product to see whether for-profit review boards adequately supervised medical trials. Two firms turned it down but Coast IRB took… Continue reading Ensnared by an Undercover Investigation, Drug Study Reviewer Halts Many of Its Review Operations
Toxic Metal Report: Lead Is Still in the Workplace and Can Affect Genetic Expression
Dealing with heavy metals—lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and others—were once the concern of integrative medical physicians and dentists alone. In fact, these practitioners were routinely targeted by medical boards for screening patients for heavy metal toxicity. But now the conventional medical literature links mercury to heart attacks and heart disease and lead to high blood… Continue reading Toxic Metal Report: Lead Is Still in the Workplace and Can Affect Genetic Expression
Protecting Due Process: Physicians’ Rights in North Carolina
AAHF Legislative Director Tami Wahl has corresponded with the sponsors of the legislation in North Carolina designed to protect the due process rights of physicians during disciplinary hearings. State Rep. Michael Wray has introduced HB1352, and State Sen. Jerry Tillman has introduced SB958.
Trilateral Cooperation Charter—Can We Count on Assurances of No Harmonization?
The Trilateral Cooperation Charter, or TCC, is an agreement signed in 2004 by Mexico, Canada, and the US. Its purpose is to increase communication, collaboration, and the exchange of information among the three countries in the areas of drugs, biologics, medical devices, food safety and nutrition—in theory, an exchange of “best practices.”
What is the Best “Standard of Care”?
Several weeks back, Pulse of Health Freedom focused on the issue of electronic medical records, mentioning a Wall Street Journal opinion piece authored by two Harvard educators who disputed the administration’s claim that electronic medical records would save our healthcare system $80 billion.
Newborns Have Eleven Times More BPA in Their Systems than Adults
A recent meeting in Germany gathered international scientists from industry, academia, and government to assess the concerns about bisphenol A, or BPA. Previous issues of Pulse of Health Freedom have followed the FDA’s conflicting actions on the chemical, which is linked to reproductive ills as well as neurobehavioral concerns. The group found agreement on several… Continue reading Newborns Have Eleven Times More BPA in Their Systems than Adults
Healthcare Breakdown
Eighteen percent of Americans say they or a loved one have acquired a dangerous infection following a medical procedure. One in three Americans report that they have been victims of some kind of medical error in everyday medical procedures.
Attention, Texans and North Carolinians!
Important legislation in both Texas and North Carolina has AAHF gearing up for support efforts.