Minnesota Engagement

NewCCHF Submits Written Testimony Opposing MN HF 1030

CCHF Submits Written Testimony Opposing MN HF 1030

CCHF submitted written testimony recently opposing HF 1030, a bill introduced and co-authored by Rep. Tina Liebling of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

State Legislators are Calling CCHF

State Legislators are Calling CCHF

HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH

Volume 26: Issue 2: 2nd Quarter 2023 

 

Don’t Share My Cancer Data!

Don’t Share My Cancer Data!

CANCER PATIENT DATA TO CDC? The Minnesota legislature is planning to open the Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System to all 50 state governments and the federal government. The surveillance system is itself a violation of patient rights, but if passed into law, the data will be shared with the CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program registry.

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CCHF Testimony (MN) regarding HF 1520 – Consent for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

CCHF Testimony (MN) regarding HF 1520 – Consent for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

CCHF's Legislative and Policy Specialist, Natasha Chernyavsky, Testimony on HF 1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) – Consent for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

 

 

CCHF VIDEO: Who is a “Health Freedom” Candidate?

CCHF VIDEO: Who is a “Health Freedom” Candidate?

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With elections just around the corner, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has released a short video to outline five key issues citizens can use as a litmus test to better know who, if elected, are more likely to defend health freedom and protect patient privacy. Ask these seven questions.

ELECTION 2022: New Video on "Five Health Freedom Issues"

ELECTION 2022: New Video on 'Five Health Freedom Issues'

CCHF has released a short video entitled "Five Health Freedom Issues" that citizens can use as a litmus test to better know who, if elected, will more likely defend health freedom and protect patient privacy. It is crucial for voters nationwide to research candidates’ positions and platforms in order to elect public officials who care about health freedom and will bring about true and lasting reform to health care policy. Individuals should look for candidates who will prioritize patient and physician freedom and work to protect the bedrock of that freedom — medical privacy rights.

MN Health Dept. Illegally Demands Data on Every Hospitalized Patient

MN Health Dept. Illegally Demands Data on Every Hospitalized Patient

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is challenging the Minnesota Department of Health’s unprecedented Notification Letter requiring all hospitals in Minnesota to submit Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) data on all hospitalized patients to the government—with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis.

CCHF Letter to MDH Commissioner Malcolm

CCHF Letter to MDH Commissioner Malcolm

"We are deeply concerned with your April 2 'Notification Letter' letter to Minnesota hospitals regarding 'Situational Awareness.' Whether by accident or design, your Notification Letter falsely suggests that you have the authority to compel hospitals to provide MDH with all general population patient data, rather than limited, specific and authorized data necessary to support MDH’s COVID-19 surveillance efforts. . . ."

Finding Common Ground Leads to Major Victories

Finding Common Ground Leads to Major Victories

HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH

Volume 22: Issue 2: 2nd Quarter 2019 

Defending the Strongest Patient Privacy Law in America

Defending the Strongest Patient Privacy Law in America

HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH

Volume 22: Issue 1: 1st Quarter 2019