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Dr. Alieta Eck explains to the Judge how she runs her charity health-care facility versus a federal facility down the road.
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People in my own state believe that healthcare is a right all right GHT recalled the something -- -- every American has the right to the best quality.
Health care that the system can -- regardless of income.
-- -- -- -- Not to anyone vaguely familiar with the constitution.
Or even -- somewhat familiar with health care that interpretation of -- -- from a senate subcommittee hearing.
On ER services that turned into a debate on the philosophy of health care with Kentucky Republican senator Rand Paul a physician.
Debating Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and you just saw on the screen on the idea and health care as a right.
Our next guest is a physician who testified that senate hearing who was -- in the chair when -- standards and healthcare is a right.
Doctor a -- that.
Actor who -- of this Arafat's health center whose mission is to help churches meet the need of health care for the poor.
The uninsured and the under insured joins us here.
In the studio doctor -- welcome here thank you for having me is health care are rights protected anywhere in the constitution.
Such that people can demanded from the government and that the government paid for it.
Right it is interesting that Bernie Sanders -- the only question they asked me after I gave us great explanation having to save money on health care.
He asked me that question -- health care right.
And I said to him any time a variety becomes another person's obligation.
And we need to question -- that's truly a legitimate right in the constitution.
You you are physician.
You do run a free health care clinic.
In an area of managers seeing that accustomed to free health care.
In the next town over is a government clinic tell me a little bit about yours and how it works and what it costs for free.
And telling you about these folks up the block -- -- run a federally approved one and taxpayer dollars.
Our free clinic we see 3600 patients per year.
And it's funded completely by private donations are people put money in little box in the front -- so thankful for what we do.
Everybody volunteers have positions on -- Anderson's.
And it costs us thirteen dollars for patients -- thirteen dollars per patient -- what -- -- typical visit.
That would -- only thirteen dollars.
People coming -- to be diabetics they could be have hypertension.
They come -- -- bronchitis that's our -- we keep all these people out emergency program.
What does the group of the -- at the street do belly -- fight back and look at their form 990 to see when it was that they were spending money on.
Because they will say that they cost them a 140 dollars per patient visit and they're looking for taxpayer dollars to fund that.
And what does it cost to run their clinic and what does it cost -- right yours there's fourteen million dollars now admittedly they might see ten times more patients than we see -- -- -- -- twelve hours a week.
But -- is 58000 dollars what.
What what does this tell you about the ability of physicians unfettered by government regulation.
To provide health care vs those who were willing to work within the system and that the government tell them what to do and their ability.
Two to provide health care we shall we ask which is more economically feasible it's very.
Very obvious.
When we take care of people -- managed care.
And everytime I hear about Medicaid reform they talk about well we put all the people into managed care -- they'll keep them out emergency room.
That hasn't really worked people still -- the American through -- -- -- 24/7 might make an appointment anywhere.
But instead if they would just let us doctors managed care for free.
And -- be some type of that.
Compensation may be in directing Morgan asked the government to do is give us free medical malpractice coverage for our entire practice.
That's -- we're working -- the legislature in New Jersey.
If -- this free coverage would would more doctors open free clinics and service people for thirteen dollar supposedly.
We've got our adopted down south Jersey doctor Robert Blair who on his running for the the legislature in UK and he is like -- -- free clinic.
And any -- they said they would do it now part -- thank you for your good work we thank you for joining us doctor Alina back.
Is it possible --
