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What My Patient Taught Me about Medicaid

By Alieta Eck, M.D. – http://ZHcenter.org/ Since ObamaCare’s newly insured are predominantly new Medicaid beneficiaries, it is important to be aware of what this can mean to patients. These are the lessons I learned from […]

CRomnibus: Why Politicians Cannot Be Trusted with Our Money

By Alieta Eck, M.D. – http://zhcenter.org Congress just passed—without even reading it—a trillion dollar spending bill. The Continuing Resolution (CR) allows the government to keep spending in the absence of a budget. The “omnibus” package—“omni” […]

Lawlessness in Ferguson—and D.C.

By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Lots of people are apparently seeking their 15 minutes of fame by destroying the property and life’s work of people unfortunate enough to live in Ferguson, Missouri. They don’t seem […]

If You Want to Keep Your Doctor, Change the Senate

by Jane M. Orient, M.D. My favorite bumper sticker for this campaign season is “Keep your doctor, change your senator.” Monica Wehby, M.D., pediatric neurosurgeon, is trying to unseat a one-term Democrat in Oregon. Dr. […]

The Costly Burden of Illegal Immigratio​n

By: Shelley Kais The rest of the nation is beginning to see what we in Southern Arizona have known all along: the border is not secure. What most Americans don’t yet understand is that the […]

Bobbing and Weaving on Hobby Lobby

By Alieta Eck, M.D. – http://EckForCongress.com/ The recent “Hobby Lobby” Supreme Court decision defended the rights of the owners of a company to refuse to fund a health plan that covered abortifacient “contraceptives.” The Hobby […]

Deadly Diseases Crossing Border with Illegal Immigrants

By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD – http://HerPlace.com A flood of illegals has massively surged at our southwestern borders. The economic impact of medical care, education and incarceration for illegals forced on taxpayers is bankrupting Arizona. […]

Change Is Not Always For The Better

by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Recently, I took a respite from my concerns about the Affordable Care Act, which I left simmering in the crockpot while I was re-visiting the Kingdom of Cambodia. Most […]

We Need Doctors Who Are Out of Control

By Alieta Eck, M.D. http://www.eckforcongress.com/ We constantly are told that “while ObamaCare might not be perfect, the right has not come up with a better plan.” Is it possible that we do not need a […]

Why Do We Have a Medicaid Program?

By Alieta Eck, M.D. A Star Ledger headline reads: “ObamaCare fuels applicant boom for NJ Medicaid—Advocate hails 35% increase in October.” Almost 22,000 new applications were filed in October, up from 16,000 in September. Is […]