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Healthcare Solutions From Dr. Alieta Eck

Dr. Alieta Eck is not likely to be a U.S. Senator come October 17.   She’s yet to choose a campaign manager for her primary race against Steve Lonegan in the August 13 special primary.   She does not have a fundraising base nor the personal wealth to pay for a statewide campaign.

Lots of New Jerseyans lost personal wealth when Jon Corzine was governor.  Eck told me she lost $200,000 to Corzine in the MF Global debacle. Fortunately she got $180,000 back, but that won’t fund a statewide primary or general election.

Based upon my interview with her, I don’t think she is quite ready to debate Lonegan, or the eventual Democratic nominee, most likely Cory Booker, on any issue other the healthcare, yet.  But that could change. Eck is smart.

On healthcare, Eck can debate anyone and win.

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Posted: June 22nd, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: 2013 Election, Alieta Eck, Health Care, ObamaCare, Senate Special Election | Tags: , , , | 5 Comments »

5 Comments on “Healthcare Solutions From Dr. Alieta Eck”

  1. Astraea said at 8:29 am on June 22nd, 2013:

    Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people like Dr. Eck, with strong technical backgrounds & willingness to invest their time & $ in a race, were invited to become part of the team of the successful candidates .. to utilize their expertise!

  2. Joe said at 11:06 am on June 22nd, 2013:

    I think Eck is a very nice woman, but after watching the video, I have more questions than answers.

    1) She states that her plan costs taxpayers nothing, but then says that the state will pay for malpractice insurance. Well, how, exactly, is that a no-cost solution?

    2) Her plan requires 4 hours of volunteerism. That’s 10% of the work week; essentially requiring a doctor to close their practice 10% of the time, meaning a 10% pay cut for the doctor’s employees – receptionist, bookkeeper, nurse, etc.

    3) Dr. Eck practices in Zarephath, which is NOT a municipality. It is a religious community that houses the Pillar of Fire int’l Church, Somerset Christian College and a Christian radio station. That said, is her Zarephath clinic a service provided to church members? Are her patients predominantly people in her faith community? If so, how does this work in… say… South Central LA? Or Watts? Or downtown Detroit? Or Camden?

    4) If her clinic is funded by donations, who are the donors? Is it the church? Is this a faith-based clinic, and if so, who funds the clinics that have to be opened nationwide to fill her goal of volunteerism among doctors?

    5) She is requiring a significant amount of volunteer hours to the gov’t. If this occurs, what else can the gov’t mandate for service providers? Free tax returns by accountants? Once down the slippery slope, where does it end?

  3. Alieta Eck, MD said at 1:15 pm on June 22nd, 2013:

    Here are the answers to your questions, Joe:
    1) The clinics would be true charity, not funded by the government; The state would not be buying malpractice insurance, just protecting the physicians as they do those who work in the medical schools. Yes, it will cost something, but nothing like the billions we now spend.

    2) The physicians will donate their time in or through a non-government free clinic. This is not a huge alteration in an office staff time and would be absorbed.

    3) At the ZHC, we see all people who need us. They come from as far away as Pennsylvania, and from inner cities of Newark, Elizabeth and Plainfield. If our law S-2231 passed, churches in the inner city could start similar clinics with doctors willing to serve there.

    4) We are funded by free will donations– a box at the front desk, and charitable donations from people who know the money is going to actual charity– no big salaries. I do not take a dime.

    5) This is completely voluntary. No doctor is forced to participate. This is the way we used to provide care to the poor. No big government program was ever needed.

  4. Harold Kane said at 2:15 pm on June 22nd, 2013:

    Steve Lonegan gave a strong presentation to the Monroe Republican Club this past Thursday evening. His team is in place and is moving forward with event schedules. Dr Eck is going to have to play a lot of catch-up and she doesn’t have much time to do it. The Dopeycrats have no one with her expertise in health care (what do lawyers know). Maybe it would be good if she would consider being Lonegan’s health care advisor. It would make it a lot easier for Lonegan to win in October.

  5. Advisor said at 10:26 pm on June 22nd, 2013:

    Lonegan should be her advisor, lol.