Health Exchanges -Obamacare

"The ACA cannot be implemented without an insurance exchange in each state. It's a go or it's a no-go. It's that simple." - As Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, Sept 2012, HealthDay.

"The exchange is the foundation of health care...Without these exchanges we're really not going to reform anything." - Terry Gardiner, national policy director for the Small Business Majority in 2010.

ACA I, II, III - Why the Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed

"Refuse to Enroll" plus Billboard and Bus Shelter Posters

2014 Billboard Campaign

Three Legal Alternatives

** Although exchange supporters encourage insured individuals and families to try to find lower-cost taxpayer-subsidized coverage on the government exchange, there is no reason to change coverage if an individual or family currently has private health insurance that meets federal requirements.

9 Exemptions and 14 Hardship Waivers - Obamacare Mandate

Hardship Exemption Information:

Qualifications for Exemption from ACA Mandate

Application for Hardship Exemption to ACA Mandate

Health Insurance Exchanges - Top Ten Terribles

15 REASONS: Oppose Obamaʼs Health Insurance Exchanges

CCHF mailed letters to all 50 Governors asking them to refuse to set up a state-based federal exchange (Florida letter as example)

Private Health Insurance Exchanges

MN EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS - contracts, letters, rejection letter

FEDERAL EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS (limited list) - letters from Congress and Federal Departments

Will SCOTUS Protect Rule of Law in Obamacare?

eNews Commentary • May 27, 2015

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is correct. What matters in the pending ruling on the Obamacare premium subsidies lawsuit is “not what Congress would have wanted, but what Congress enacted.”

Refusals: Tale of 3 Gov’t Health Care Programs

eNews Commentary • April 22, 2015

Refusals are common in government programs. The only question is who refuses and who gets refused. Find below three tales of refusals and who’s being impacted – for good or for bad.

Training New Doctors for the System

eNews Commentary • April 15, 2015

Medical schools are creating a new type of doctor. National Public Radio recently discussed medical training in the 21^st century:

Tax Time = Time to Say No to Obamacare

Press Releases • April 08, 2015

Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Says One of 9 Exemptions Will Protect Americans from Tax Penalties

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Now well into the month of April, many Americans are scrambling to finish up the dreaded task of preparing their taxes. But there’s a special consideration for many—the Affordable Care Act and the tax penalties associated with going uninsured.

THE HILL Publishes CCH Freedom Op-Ed

Articles/Letters Published • March 25, 2015

Obamacare is more than the subsidies and exchanges. At stake in the King v. Burwell Supreme Court case is whether the entire health care delivery and insurance system will be taken over by the federal government. THE HILL in Washington, D.C. published the op-ed by CCHF president Twila Brase on the Congress Blog: "Nine Obamacare takeover elements at stake in King v. Burwell."

If SCOTUS Rules for King, ACA Puts Doctors and Hospitals on the Hook for Non-Paying Patients

Press Releases • March 09, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn.—When the U.S. Supreme Court announces its ruling in the landmark Obamacare case King v. Burwell, millions of people could see their health freedom restored if the Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs.

Supreme Court Begins Hearing Arguments Wednesday That Could Unravel Obamacare

Press Releases • March 02, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn.—On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the landmark case King v. Burwell, which, if found in favor of the plaintiffs this summer, could unravel Obamacare for good.

Obamacare Racks Up More Failures

Press Releases • February 24, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn.—The second Obamacare open enrollment period officially ended Sunday—after a week’s extension due to more web site glitches. Meanwhile, late last week the Obama Administration announced it had sent approximately 800,000 Healthcare.gov customers incorrect tax forms and asked them to delay filing their taxes as a result. It also extended enrollment until April 20 to give people penalized for being uninsured in 2014 time to get covered in 2015.

Using Children to Federalize Health Care?

eNews Commentary • February 18, 2015

Beware the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014. Proponents say the ACE Kids Act (H.R. 4930) will improve coordination of care for children with complex conditions on state government programs. Sponsored by Congressman Joe Barton (R- Texas), it has 48 Republican and 56 Democrat co-sponsors.

GOOD NEWS: Obama’s Exchanges are in Trouble

eNews Commentary • February 11, 2015

The Obamacare exchanges are in trouble. This is good news. These data-collecting, dollar-distributing structures hold Obamacare together. The exchanges also expand government dependency (Medicaid/Obamacare). The IRS will use the exchanges to enforce the law, track the insured and uninsured, and impose penalty payments from tax refunds -- for which they seek $67 million.