House Republican leaders mapped out their proposal for how Obamacare will be repealed and replaced in a closed-door meeting Thursday, outlining plans for Medicaid reforms and refundable tax credits for Americans. Joined briefly by newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, and […]
President-elect Donald Trump promises to repeal and replace Obamacare, but there may be another way to drastically lower the cost of healthcare for millions of Americans. The market for healthcare in the U.S. is horrendously obfuscated, meaning that prices are not set by normal forces like supply and demand. Rather, prices are set behind closed […]
A1952 – the so-called Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act — isn’t moving forward today, Save Jerseyans. “Over the course of this past weekend, we have heard from a number of stakeholders who have long supported the bill, asking that we allow additional time,” Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) explained in a statement to […]
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The nation’s doctors have spoken, and they say Obamacare must go, according to a new survey. Nearly two-thirds – 65.98 percent – of the 587 physicians surveyed say Congress should repeal and replace Obamacare, according to a survey by Jackson & Coker. Just over 60 percent of physicians surveyed were opposed to Obamacare when the […]
By Scott St. Clair | The Save Jersey Blog This is PART TEN of a multi-part series on an important topic, Save Jerseyans. Click here for Part One (You’re Kidding, Right?), here for Part Two (Snake Oil and Politics), here for Part Three (Vaccinations or Communicable Diseases), here for Part Four (Herd Immunity and Unvaccinated), here for Part Five (Who are the […]
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By Scott St. Clair | The Save Jersey Blog This is PART NINE of a multi-part series on an important topic, Save Jerseyans. Click here for Part One (You’re Kidding, Right?), here for Part Two (Snake Oil and Politics), here for Part Three (Vaccinations or Communicable Diseases), here for Part Four (Herd Immunity and Unvaccinated), here for Part Five (Who are the […]
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By Phil Kerpen | American Commitment Senator Bob Menendez, it is widely reported, will be imminently indicted on corruption charges stemming from his relationship with Dr. Salomon Melgen, a West Palm Beach eye doctor who is the number one billing Medicare doctor in the country. For many, the story of the pending indictment came as a surprise. But […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Potentially bad news ahead of Hudson Bob’s weekend, Save Jerseyans. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is ordering a hearing to determine whether aides serving Senator Menendez (D-Ecuador, Dominican Republic) will be compelled to offer grand jury testimony on the Senator’s alleged business advocacy for friend and donor Salomon Melgen, a Floridian eye doctor […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog We’re ecstatic to see our friend and contributor Dr. Alieta Eck fetch more national attention for her life’s work, Save Jerseyans; check out (and share, please) this great video overview from the Daily Signal: Intrigued? Charmed? And looking for a little more perspective on Medicaid’s failure to serve […]
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By Dr. Alieta Eck | The Save Jersey Blog 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 a patient—we’ll call her Debbie— who came to our non-government charity clinic. Decisions are made by a […]
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By Dr. Alieta Eck | The Save Jersey Blog I urge the NJ Senate to vote “No” on S382, the “Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. I am a physician in private practice and served as President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons in 2012. This organization was founded in 1943 […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog There’s some justice in this wicked, twisted world of ours, Save Jerseyans. It’s just very rare, so go ahead and enjoy it when you encounter it. An example: after a multi-year legal saga, New Jersey’s Board of Medical Examiners voted to revoke the medical license of Steven C. Brigham on […]
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By Charlie Barr | The Save Jersey Blog Who would have thought that one of the most conservative and small-government-favoring Republicans that New Jersey has seen in years would be four months away from a shot at joining like minded individuals such as Justin Amash and Thomas Massie in Congress? No, I am not talking […]
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Dr. Benjamin Carson stole the show at Friday night’s annual New Jersey Right to Life banquet in New Brunswick, Save Jerseyans, in a packed Hyatt Regency ball room of activities, donors and legislators, too. The timing couldn’t have been better for attendees; only one day prior to the event, Dr. […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The presumptive GOP nominee to replace Rush Holt in CD12 reported just over $100,000 in first quarter contributions to the FEC this morning, Save Jerseyans. Alieta Eck, a physician from Central New Jersey, also reported $97,158.48 cash on hand from the original $100,105.00 raised from 266 contributors. “While the total is […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Another potential 2016 presidential contender is coming through the Garden State, Save Jerseyans. Dr. Ben Carson, the renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and NY Times Best-Selling Author who made national headlines by criticizing Obamacare (to the President’s face) at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, will serve as the keynote speaker at the May […]
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