‘The Wedge of Health Freedom’ Eases the Burden on Patients’ Wallets

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Insurance isn’t what it used to be, nor does it fill the gaps it once did. Today, more patients are paying more out-of-pocket for their health care.
Free-Market Health Care‘The Wedge of Health Freedom’ Eases the Burden on Patients’ Wallets![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—Insurance isn’t what it used to be, nor does it fill the gaps it once did. Today, more patients are paying more out-of-pocket for their health care.
Opting for Freedom from Medicare![]() The attached is a list of all health care practitioners, including physicians, that have opted out of the Medicare program, as found in the federal Medicare participation-status database on July 5, 2016. NOTE: Physicians and others that have refused to get a National Provider ID are not included on this list. AAPS also has a list of links to opted-out physicians found here.
The Wedge of Health Freedom Will Restore the Mission of Medicine![]() Brand-New Initiative from Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Points the Way to Patient-, Pocketbook- and Privacy-Friendly Alternatives ST. PAUL, Minn.—In the complicated world of health care, there are doctors and practices who have returned to the simple mission of medicine—to care for patients without letting the business side of things take over. CCHF Unveils The Wedge of Health Freedom![]() Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Unveils ‘The Wedge of Health Freedom’— A Better Way of Doing Health Care Nationwide Initiative Will Change the Face of Patient Care and Advance Patient-, Pocketbook- and Privacy-Friendly Alternatives
Patients Need Pocketbook-Friendly Health Care![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—When—and, more importantly, why—did health care costs get out of control? Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) is working to answer that question and offer patients and doctors alternatives to escape the unnecessarily high costs of health care. Health Care Exists Because of Patients![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—Somewhere in the progression of government intrusion into the exam room, bureaucratic red tape in medicine, impersonal and expensive care, and the blatant stripping away of patient privacy, an important fact was forgotten. Three Legal Alternatives![]() Twila Brase, patient advocate and co-founder of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, says there are better, smarter—and perfectly legal—alternatives to enrolling in Obamacare. Brase offers these three legal alternatives to enrolling in Obamacare:
Carly Got it Backwards![]() Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, had great things to say about free markets in health care at the recent November GOP debate, until this: The Danger of Obama’s “Pre-Existing Conditions” Ban![]() What is insurance? I’ll bet you bought insurance for your car, your house, your rental unit, your computer system, or your income (disability insurance) hoping NEVER to use that policy -- but grateful to have it in case the worst happened.
South Dakota Says ‘Yes’ to Patient Freedom!![]() Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom: Measure Restores Patient Choice and Gives Doctors Freedom to Treat ST. PAUL, Minn.—As voters around the country headed to the polls yesterday, South Dakota spoke load and clear for patient freedom, as health care is being more controlled than ever before. |