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BLAME CONGRESS FOR HMOS
Thursday, February 1, 2001 The HMO Promises Coverage but Often Denies Access Twila Brase, R.N., P.H.N., is president of the Citizens’ Council on Health Care in St. Paul, Minnesota (www.cchc-mn.org). Only 27 years ago, congressional Republicans and Democrats agreed...
National Coalition Advances State Legislation to Prohibit Medical Mandates
CCHF joins coalition building on Idaho’s 2025 Medical Freedom Act. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has joined the Medical Freedom Act Coalition, a national effort created to advance Medical Freedom Act model legislation in states...
CCHF Chooses Sides on Senate ACA Subsidy Debate
Letter Sent to John Thune, U.S. Senator Majority Leader, urging HSAs over renewed ACA subsidies ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) sent a letter on Jan. 13, 2026, to U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune regarding divisive ongoing Senate...
TSA Raises Penalty to $45 as Federal REAL ID Campaign Escalates
CCHF: Increased fee and 10-day limit may impede travel plans for Americans ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just 10 days after announcing a $18 fee for people flying without REAL ID, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) increased the fee to $45, escalating a nationwide...
Press Releases
Congress Pushes for Remote Access to Medical Records of Potential Organ Donors
CCHF has asked Senate Appropriations leadership to delete the language ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is raising concerns about language in the federal appropriations bill (H.R. 7148), now waiting on the floor of the U.S. Senate....
National Coalition Advances State Legislation to Prohibit Medical Mandates
CCHF joins coalition building on Idaho’s 2025 Medical Freedom Act. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has joined the Medical Freedom Act Coalition, a national effort created to advance Medical Freedom Act model legislation in states...
Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan” Does Not Go Far Enough
CCHF says a great plan must restore the medical indemnity insurance prohibited by the ACA. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) responded to today’s release of “The Great Healthcare Plan” by President Trump,” which promises to lower costs...
Key Initiatives

HIPAA: The Deliberate Deception
Working to repeal the permissive data-sharing law that does not protect your patient privacy rights.

REAL ID - Don't Comply
Unconstitutional National ID card paving the way to a possible China-like Digital Social Credit System of biometric control.

Baby DNA Warehousing
Stopping government storage of newborn DNA without parental consent after
newborn screening.

Find an Independent Doctor Who Works for You
Check out our online nationwide network of cash-based, direct-pay, independent medical practices.

Medicare Opt-Out
Giving seniors the right to opt out of Medicare without losing access to Social Security Retirement Benefits.

Exam Room Access for Parents
Fighting to give parents the right to stay in the exam room to protect their children from intrusive questioning.
Resources
Act Now: CCHF is Always Working
Each day, CCHF works to protect patient and doctor freedom. We know that securing health freedom for all is an effort that must involve the federal government, as well as state and local governments. Learn more about what CCHF is doing right now across the country – and in your state. Get involved in the fight for health freedom!















