Dr. Daniel Stephen Eckert

Dr. Eckert was my primary care physician for 10 years (03’ - 13’). Unfortunately, due to a lapse of insurance coverage and mounting medical bills, I was dismissed from Dallastown Family Medicine over a $3k debt I couldn’t pay in full. I loathe Wellspan. I would recommend Dr. Eckert to anyone seeking a kind and caring family doctor as physicians of his quality are hard to find. I just wish this wasn't a Wellspan owned practice. Dr. Eckert was my primary care physician for 10 years (03’ - 13’). Unfortunately, due to a lapse of insurance coverage and mounting medical bills, … More

UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE AND WORKING FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, I HAD TO UNDERGO 6 OPERATIONS. I AM ABLE TO SEEK GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AGAIN, FINALLY, NEXT MONTH. I HAD BEEN PAYING FOR MY OWN INSURANCE FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS, BUT WAS DEEMED AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND WILL NEED TO USE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HOPEFULLY A VERY BRIEF PERIOD. I AM ALSO NEW TO PA. I HAVE LIVED HER FOR 1 YEAR. I SPENT HOURS STUDYING THE DOCTORS THAT PA SOCIAL SERVICES SENT ME TO PURUSE, AND HAD NARROWED MY CHOICE DOWN TO THREE I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH. THE FIRST TWO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE TOO FULL, TO ACCEPT A NEW PATIENT. SO I CALLED THIS PRACTICE. I WAS TOLD THAT "YES" THE DOCTOR IS GREAT, WE WILK BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU". AS SOON AS I MENTIONED IT WAS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE THE REPRESENTATIVE MUFFELED, ( NOT VERY SUCCESSFULLY ) THE PHONE, AND BEGAN TO CONFER WITH HIS ASSOCIATES. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, HE WAS BACK. HE WAS VERY KIND, RESPECTFUL AND WAS ALSO NEW. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IF IT WAS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER, ALREADY IN THE PATIENT ROSTER, TO BE SEEN. I CALLED BACK PA SOCIAL SERVICES; THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH CLAUSE UNDER THE DOCTORS NAME IN THEIR IPDATED RECORDS...AND THAT I NEEDED TO ADVISE THE OFFICE OF THIS. I CALLED BACK, AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS JUST A BIG BACK AND FORTH. SOCIAL SERVICES SAID IF ANY MEDICATIONS SHOULD RUN OUT, THAT THIS CONSTITUTED AN EMERGENCY AND TO SEEK HELP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SOCIAL SERVICES ALSO ADVISED THAT MY CURRENT DOCTORS, IN MARYLAND COULD WRITE MY PRESCRIPTIONS, UNTIL I SEE MY NEW DOCTOR, BUT THAT I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, BECAUSE MY CURRENT DOCTOR IS IN MARYLAND. I ASKED THE OFFICE STAFF TO HAVE THE OFFICE MANAGER CALL TODAY . I WAITED UNTIL 4:15 PM, I FIGURED THEY WERE BUSY. I NEVER GOT TO SPEAK WITH HER. THE RECEPTIONIST SAID THAT SINCE THE SAID MANAGER COULD NOT HELP ME, SHE DECIDED NOT TO CALL. I WAS DENIED THAT LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I DID HAVE A RELATIVE THAT WAS IN THE PRACTICE! PROBLEM SOLVED! I'M NOW MEETING THE CRITERIA! W R O N G !. THIS RELATIVE IS NOT BLOOD RELATED, I HAVE BEEN IN A COMMON LAW, 12 YEAR RELATIONSHIP AND LIVE WITH HER SIBLING. I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY IT COULD BE A RELATIVE...SHE ACTUALLY HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DOCTOR IN THE PRACTICE TODAY ...AND SAID THAT SHE WANTED TO ADVISE THEM I WAS RELATED. THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION . I WAS TOLD THAT COMMON LAW DOES NOT CONSTITUTE FAMILY, EVEN IF YOU HAVE LIVED AND BREATHED THE SAME AIR FOR TWELVE YEARS. I WORKED SEVERAL YEARS FOR BALTIMORE CITY DSS. I WAS A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANAGER. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKED AT BY MANY AS A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN IF YOU REQUIRE HELP, NO MATTER HOW TEMPORARY. I MOST RECENTLY WORKED FOR A COMPANY THAT SETS UP HOME HEALTH CARE. THE PAYOR MIX HAS TO, ACCORDING TO THESES COMPANIES AND DOCTORS, INCLUDE AS LITTLE MA AS POSSIBLE. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DOES NOT PAY AS MUCH AS PRIVATE INSURANCE. SO IN MANY STATES, ONCE THEY MEET THEIR QUOTA, OF THE LESS THAN DESIREABLE INSURANCES, DOCTORS WORK VERY HARD TO DISSUADE NEW MA PATIENTS. I AM NOT ACCUSING THIS OFFICE OF SUCH, HOWEVER I WANTED TO SHARE THIS, SO THAT NOBODY ELSE GOES THOUGH THE SAME HUMILIATIONS. I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THIS WAS HOW I FELT AFTER THE RUN A ROUND . I ALSO AM SENDING A COMPLIANT TO THE PRESIDENT WELLSPAN. I THINK IT REPREHENSIBLE THAT I WAS TREATED SO POORLY. EVEN MORE UPSETTING TO ME IS THE EXAMPLE THE YOUNG FRONTLINE STAFF ARE RECEIVING. I PRAY THAT ANY DOCTOR, THAT TURNS AWAY A CLIENT, BECAUSE OF THEIR CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS, NEVER HAS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS TREATED THE WAY I WAS. A LOVED ONE THAT HAS WORKED HARD THEIR ENTIRE LIFE, NEEDS TEMPORARY AID, AND IS TREATED LIKE AN INDIGENT. AGAIN, I AM NOT ACCUSING THE PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR. I AM JUST SHARING MY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE, IN DEALING WITH THE OFFICE. ABD HOW I WAS MADE TO FEEL. PERHAPS HAD I BEEN AFFORDED THE COURTESY OF A CALL BACK, IT WOULD HAVE SHED NEW LIGHT? UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE AND WORKING FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, I HAD TO UNDERGO 6 OPERATIONS. I AM ABLE TO SEEK GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AGAIN, FINALLY, NEXT MONTH. … More

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