Don't Call it "Health Care"

Words shape thinking. Consider how often people say, “I get my health care at work.”I know what they mean but it’s not true.
You see . . . there’s no such thing as “health care.”
Health Care Reform - ObamacareDon't Call it "Health Care"![]() Words shape thinking. Consider how often people say, “I get my health care at work.”I know what they mean but it’s not true. You see . . . there’s no such thing as “health care.” CMS Plan for ‘Direct Primary Contractors’ Will Confuse Public / Compromise DPC Clinics![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—Patient privacy advocate Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has spoken out about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) potential plan to wrap direct primary care contracting (DPC) clinics back into the government. CCHF Invited to the White House![]() An invitation to the White House came last week.I accepted. On May 11, President Trump made an announcement in the Rose Garden about lowering drug prices. Here’s a short play by play for you, our supporters, the people who keep our organization on the front lines and operating on behalf of your health freedom every day. CCHF Public Comments on CMS-9924-P [short-term, limited duration insurance]![]() We support the Trump administration’s attempt to restore freedom and affordability for care and coverage while we await either full repeal of the ACA or the development and growth of care and coverage options that are beyond the reach of the ACA and its rules, regulations, restrictions and costly requirements.
Americans Are Confused About Obamacare![]()
A majority of Americans are confused about Obamacare. Findings from a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey of 2,534 people in the non-group (individual) market include:
1)Fifty-three percent (53%) think Obamacare exchanges are collapsing. It’s not yet true, however 64% of Republicans and 49% of Democrats believe it.
Tax Time = Time to Opt-Out of Obamacare![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—As we begin the month of April, many Americans begrudgingly work to finish preparing their tax returns for the 2017 year. For many, because Obamacare penalties are not zeroed out until 2019, there’s special attention directed towards the Affordable Care Act and the tax penalties associated with going uninsured. Stop Corporate Version of Single-Payer![]() Republicans have a plan to save Obamacare. They have proposed a $60 billion payout for managed care corporations (“health plans”). The proposal includes $30 billion in reinsurance funds (transfer risk-bearing responsibility to taxpayers) and $30-$35 billion in cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies, often called bailouts. That said, it now appears the payout may have been stripped from the must-pass (by Saturday) spending bill to be issued today. Idaho Is Leading the Way Back to Affordable Health Insurance![]() ST. PAUL, Minn.—As some states are pushing for their own individual mandate to purchase health insurance or be penalized, the state of Idaho is working to break free from the clutches of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CCHF Letter to President Trump - Idaho Gov. Executive Order![]() The primary purpose of this letter is to ask you to withhold all regulatory action against the state of Idaho and Governor Butch Otter for his executive order to authorize health insurance policies that do not comply with the ACA. |