Health Care Reform - Obamacare

What GOP “Repeal” Bill is Missing

eNews Commentary • March 08, 2017

Houston, we have a problem. Where is the REPEAL in the GOP ‘repeal and replace’ bill? Republicans have won three elections because they promised to repeal Obamacare. Nothing about the latest “repeal and replace” bill is a repeal of Obamacare. It’s essentially the Republican version of Obamacare.

Intrusive, Unethical and Wrong

eNews Commentary • February 22, 2017

If YOU were king or queen, what’s the one thing you’d change in health care? At a town hall meeting, one woman answered: “Why can’t it just be simple?” What do YOU say? Send your answer to info@cchfreedom.org and I’ll share them in a coming eNews.

4 Health Care Problems—And 4 Solutions

Press Releases • February 20, 2017

ST. PAUL, Minn.—There’s no denying that problems abound in the world of health care. And while there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel with talk of an Obamacare repeal—albeit one that is progressing slower than anticipated—many Americans are still struggling under the weight of a failing health care system and unaffordable prices.

Leave It Blank!

Action Alerts • February 17, 2017

Good news! Under Trumps executive order, the IRS no longer requires you to show health insurance status! If you're filing a standard form 1040 for your 2016 taxes, you'll find the question on line 61. Since the IRS is depending on voluntary disclosure to enforce the penalty until Congress acts to change the requirement, we are urging all individuals to leave it blank whether they had coverage or not and start to throw off the shackles of Obamacare.

Where’s the Bill?

Press Releases • February 13, 2017

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Has “repeal and replace” suddenly become “repair and retain”?

Business Insider recently reported that GOP lawmakers seem to be softening their once-strong language on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act,...

CCHF Applauds Confirmation of Tom Price as HHS Secretary

Press Releases • February 10, 2017

ST. PAUL, Minn.—After the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Rep. Tom Price early this morning as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org), a national health freedom and patient advocacy organization, applauded the confirmation, stating that Price is the best person for the job.

Democrats went off the rails trying to protect socialized medicine

Articles/Letters Published • February 02, 2017

On Wednesday, Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee staged a protest against GOP Congressman Tom Price’s nomination as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rather than act in a respectable manner befitting their responsibilities as public servants, Democrats boycotted the vote. Twelve chairs sat empty.

Repeal of Obamacare Will Restore True Focus of Medicine: The Patient

Press Releases • January 30, 2017

ST. PAUL, Minn.—President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have a laundry list of policy changes they committed to in their first 100 days in office. Among them is to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, which has proven to be anything but affordable for many Americans and has damaged the health care industry as a whole.

DAY ONE: The End of Obamacare Begins

eNews Commentary • January 25, 2017

The tables have turned. On Friday night after President Trump’s inauguration, I read his Executive Order (EO) against the Affordable Care Act and smiled. It was his first shot across the bow. Read our statement to the media.

CCHF STATEMENT on Trump Executive Order to Ease Burdens of Obamacare

Press Releases • January 23, 2017

ST. PAUL, Minn.—In his first few hours as President of the United States, Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will minimize the economic burdens of the Affordable Care Act.