Health Care Reform - Obamacare
Press Releases
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April 28, 2014
If there’s one myth about patient privacy that Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) wants to dispel, it’s that HIPAA protects patients.
Exactly the opposite is true, says CCHF, a Minnesota-based national organization dedicated to preserving patient-centered health care and protecting patient and privacy rights.
Press Releases
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April 25, 2014
Ten years ago, on April 27, 2004, President George W. Bush issued an executive order to begin computerizing Americans’ medical records without patient consent. His order to set up the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology was a push toward an interoperable, online-accessible national medical records system. Five years later, President Obama and Congress made the Office permanent through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
eNews Commentary
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April 23, 2014
On April 17, he held a press conference to gloat. Here are a few of Obama’s comments that illuminate his frame of mind -- and his penchant for tall tales and propaganda:
I know every American isn’t going to agree with this law. But I think we can agree that it’s well past time to move on as a country…The point is the repeal debate is and should be over. The Affordable Care Act is working.
Press Releases
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April 23, 2014
Now that the Obamacare enrollment deadline has come and gone, cheerleaders for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are calling the initiative a success, boasting 8 million signups since enrollment began in October.
But one patient advocacy group says Obamacare has succeeded only in creating a new Medicaid for the middle class.
Diagrams
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April 16, 2014
Diagram showing flow of private data and public dollars within the Obamacare IT superstructure.
Press Releases
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April 07, 2014
The White House is celebrating 7.1 million sign-ups to the government health care plan now that the March 31 deadline has come and gone.
But one patient freedom organization says the President shouldn’t celebrate just yet.
eNews Commentary
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April 03, 2014
The White House is gloating. President Obama’s cast and crew are celebrating their 7.1 million sign-ups. They claim success. Not so fast. This was just an April Fool's joke on the American people.
Links and Quotes
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April 01, 2014
Press Releases
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April 01, 2014
Today may mark the Opening Day of Major League Baseball, but March 31 is also a game-playing day of another kind.
eNews Commentary
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March 20, 2014
Why worry about the March 31 open enrollment deadline? There no longer appears to be a mandate to buy health insurance. The Obama administration recently added a 14th hardship exemption that gives anyone and everyone an “out” -- without need of documentation to prove your case. It’s a “catch-all” exemption, as reported by BusinessWeek.