Significant Federal Challenges Coming in 2021
Volume 24: Issue 1: 1st Quarter 2021
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Electronic Health Records
CCHF Testifies Against National Medical Database
CCHF Legislative and Policy Manager Ashley Smothers testified on February 18 against a bill before the Minnesota legislature that sought to advance a national database and expand patient data sharing. Her testimony starts around 14:00 into the video.
CCHF Sends Letters to all 130 MN Hospitals to Reject Health Surveillance
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) sent letters addressed to the leadership of all 130 hospitals in the state of Minnesota. The letter reminds each CEO or administrator of their legal obligation to disregard the April 3rd Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Notification Letter, which unlawfully demands that hospitals transfer detailed Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) data on all hospitalized patients to the government – with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Evidence-Based Medicine
Doctors Hampered from Saving Patients by Imposed Standard of Care Protocols
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) resonates with the complaints of physicians frustrated in their care of COVID-19 patients by ‘evidence-based medicine’ and various bureaucratic restraints imposed by outside third-parties.
Training New Doctors for the System
Medical schools are creating a new type of doctor. National Public Radio recently discussed medical training in the 21st century:
President’s “Precision Medicine” Ploy?
The President wants your genetic code. Mr. Obama has announced a new “Precision Medicine Initiative” (PMI) that includes databasing medical records, genetic blueprints and lifestyles of a million or more Americans. Here are seven disturbing aspects of his initiative:
Free-Market Health Care
Contact Tracing
A bill for an act relating to public health; creating a COVID-19 testing and contact tracing bill of rights. Establishing grants to small employers to assist in establishing COVID-19 testing for their employees; appropriating money.
BY DECEMBER 23 - Tell US Senate to Support Early Treatment for Covid-19
DECEMBER 23 DEADLINE: Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who is sympathetic to early treatment (hydroxychloraquine and ivermection), is allowing testimony from the public to be submitted until Wednesday, December 23. Send a sentence or a paragraph that asks his committee to restore the freedom of patients and doctors to work together for the good of patients by lifting these restrictions on the physician’s use of safe, life-giving, Covid-fighting medication for early treatment.
Genetics
Contact Congress About 3 Critical Health Care Issues While They Are Home for Recess
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Even though Congress could be called back from the August recess to address gun measures after the devastating shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is urging state residents to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives about three important health care issues.
5 Years Since MN Resumed Storing Baby DNA After Lawsuit Forced Them to Stop
ST. PAUL, Minn.—More than 15 years ago, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) discovered that the Minnesota Department of Health was storing and using Baby DNA—the genetic blueprints of its youngest citizens obtained through newborn screenings—without parental consent.
Government Health Powers Act
Seek EARLY Covid-19 Treatment!
It’s important to stop the viral replication stage of COVID-19, thereby avoiding the dangerous cytokine storm and the microthrombosis (mini-clots) stages. Here is a list of options for receiving early treatment, including ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), if an individual cannot find access to early treatment elsewhere.
Checkboxes, Ebola, and Embedding the EHR
Should the EHR be blamed? After a Texas hospital let Liberian Thomas Duncan go home (with Ebola), hospital officials blamed the electronic health record (EHR). A day later, they retracted their statement -- without explanation.
State Emergency Health Powers
On October 23, 2001, less than two months after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the proposed Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MEHPA). The proposal was finalized in December 2001. It authorized state health officials and their designees to take control of people, property, health care, communications and more in a public health emergency. State legislatures debated it in 2002. Nearly 40 introduced it and 20 states passed some version of it. Most of the public is not aware of these police powers.. For more information go to www.governmenthealthpowers.us
Government Programs
Ask Your Governor to Ban Vaccine Passports - SAMPLE LETTER
Dear Governor, I am requesting that you ban vaccination passports. On March 12, the Biden administration announced that they would be releasing guidance on implementing a vaccine passport system nationwide. These passports infringe on my rights to freely engage in daily life. . . . Please use your executive power to protect me and every other citizen in this state from this aggressive federal assault on my human rights and constitutional freedoms. . . .
25 HIPAA Harms
The year 2021 is the 25th anniversary of HIPAA, the law that eliminated patient privacy rights. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed on August 21, 1996. The so-called “HIPAA privacy rule” went into effect on April 14, 2003. To show how little privacy you have, here are 25 ways HIPAA harms you.
Health Care Reform - Obamacare
Tax-Penalty Prohibited for Failure to Buy Health Insurance
Although the mandate to purchase health insurance under Obamacare was ruled by the U.S. Supreme Court to be unconstitutional, Chief Justice ruled that the Congress could tax citizens for inactivity -- for failing to purchase government-approved health insurance. State legislatures should now stand up under their 10th Amendment States' Rights authority to prohibit the taxation of their citizens by the IRS for failure to buy health insurance. NOTE: the requirement to register one's health insurance status with the federal government annually will create a national database unlike any ever before created. Every citizen must register every year with the IRS, whether they pay taxes or not.
Exchange Prohibited
State legislators, individuals are organizations can use this proposed legislation as a template for writing their own legislation to prohibit the implementation of a state-run, federally-run, or federally-facilitated health insurance exchange, as defined in sections 1311 and 1321 of Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Laws 111-148 and 111-152). NOTE: The federal law does not require states to implement an exchange, and cannot force state legislatures to build a state-run exchange (unconstitutional commandeering), join in a federally-facilitated exchange (federally-run exchange with facade of state control), or share state data on individuals to allow the operation of a Federal Exchange run by HHS.
CCHF Applauds Texas v. Azar for Ruling on Obamacare Individual Mandate
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) supports the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional. The court quoted from the joint AAPS/CCHF amicus brief in the first sentence of the ruling.
Health Care Workforce
Burdensome Regulations Are Pushing Doctors Out of Medicine
ST. PAUL, Minn.—According to a new study from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the nation may face a shortage of nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032, Healthcare Dive has reported.
In part, the article blames the shortage on the “graying” of America, as both medical professionals and patients age, stating that “one-third of active doctors will be older than 65 within the next decade.”
Will Employers Choose Your Doctors?
It was a startling announcement. Twenty large companies have joined to start the Health Transformation Alliance. With approximately four million workers between them, they “plan to share information about members’ employee health spending and outcomes, with an eye toward using findings to change how they contract for care.”
City of St. Paul to Vote Tomorrow on Getting Access to ‘Entire Medical Record’ of Certain Patients at HealthPartners
ST. PAUL, Minn.—One privacy-focused health policy organization says a proposed data agreement between the City of St. Paul and HealthPartners may violate patients’ rights to give or deny access to their medical records and will put patients’ private medical data at risk.
Health Disparities
7.1 Million: Not the Number to Watch
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.
Healthy People 2010 Document Focuses on Eliminating Health Disparities
THE U.S. CENSUS: From Enumeration to Intrusion
The U.S. Census has become an intrusive data collection tool for the federal government. The change from constitutional enumeration to federal intrusion has turned led to higher costs, public resistance, and lower compliance. The Census Bureau's plans to count everyone, not just citizens, may also deny American citizens their constitutional right to equal representation," says Twila Brase, president of CCHC.
Health Exchanges -Obamacare
Exchange Prohibited
State legislators, individuals are organizations can use this proposed legislation as a template for writing their own legislation to prohibit the implementation of a state-run, federally-run, or federally-facilitated health insurance exchange, as defined in sections 1311 and 1321 of Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Laws 111-148 and 111-152). NOTE: The federal law does not require states to implement an exchange, and cannot force state legislatures to build a state-run exchange (unconstitutional commandeering), join in a federally-facilitated exchange (federally-run exchange with facade of state control), or share state data on individuals to allow the operation of a Federal Exchange run by HHS.
Surprise Medical Bills Are Not the Problem— The Network Is
ST. PAUL, Minn.—It’s an all-too-common problem many Americans have faced.
Patients visit a hospital or provider for a service or treatment they thought was “covered” by their insurance, only to receive a surprise medical bill weeks later with out-of-pocket costs totaling hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Why Are Republicans Silent on Obamacare Ruling?
Republicans have pushed the mute button. On Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional and the ACA "invalid" but many Republicans are quiet as mice.
Health Savings Accounts
The BOLD Republican Plan for Health Care
I’m not going to talk about Obama’s SOTU… except to say that I feel like I did the last time he had to get up and try to sell Obamacare to the nation: he doesn’t want to do it; he feels it’s beneath him; it’s four years after Obamacare and he’s perturbed that he still has to be marketing the law in a speech. So his comments lack passion.
MEDICAL SHARING: An Inexpensive Alternative to Health Insurance
If the U.S. Senate version of health insurance reform passes and premium costs increase as predicted by the Congressional Budget Office, medical sharing may be one of the only ways for Americans to get affordable coverage," says Twila Brase, president of CCHC
Health Sharing
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JOIN us to hear Twila Brase give an update on our recent successes and learn about the exciting world - and explosive growth - of health care sharing.
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Give Yourself—and Others—the Gift of Health Care Sharing
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Especially at this time of year, many Americans are looking for ways to save some money and tighten their budgets. With health insurance costs one of the major expenses for families, smart spenders and savers are discovering ways to lower their health care costs.
Shopping for Health Insurance? Consider Health Care Sharing
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Many Americans will be starting their Christmas shopping this month—much of it online. If they are looking for new health insurance options, perusal of the online “marketplace” may occur as well.
Health Surveillance
House Arrest and Ankle Monitors: New Symptoms of COVID-19?
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is issuing a warning to Americans about heavy-handed pandemic enforcement and recommending people think twice about testing and choosing to participate in contact tracing.
CCHF Sends Letters to all 130 MN Hospitals to Reject Health Surveillance
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) sent letters addressed to the leadership of all 130 hospitals in the state of Minnesota. The letter reminds each CEO or administrator of their legal obligation to disregard the April 3rd Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Notification Letter, which unlawfully demands that hospitals transfer detailed Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) data on all hospitalized patients to the government – with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis.
HIPAA Hurt Me
What You Don't Know About HIPAA -- Interview with Twila Brase
On this, the 18th anniversary of the so-called federal HIPAA "privacy" rule, CCHF's president Twila Brase answers the questions that most people have about HIPAA, exposing the myth that HIPAA protects privacy. Click here to watch the video.
Repeal HIPAA “Privacy Rule” and Restore Patient Consent Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In this, the 25th year since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has a message for Congress: Repeal the “HIPAA privacy rule.”
HMOs & Managed Care
Socialized Medicine USA 1942 - 2020
INFOGRAPHIC: "The Socialized Medicine Takeover by HMOs and Health Plans" The push to socialized medicine has a long history in America. See where it all started in this detailed diagram, and how employer-sponsored coverage and managed care have been foundational to its advance. NOTE: CCHF's Wedge of Health Freedom provides one escape route (jointhewedge.com).
Letter to CMS Opposing Proposed Rule to the Stark Law (Physician Self-Referrals)
The proposed rule “proposes exceptions to the physician self-referral law for certain value-based compensation arrangements between or among physicians, providers, and suppliers.” Our organization does not support value-based payment systems, which are anti-ethical to free-markets, competition, medical ethics, and the critically-important confidential patient-doctor relationships.
RFI - Patient Care Over Paperwork
RFI - Patient Care Over Paperwork, submitted August 12, 2019: At the end of the day, we submit that your focus should be this: Give Doctors a Reason to Stay.
Human Subjects Research
Contact Congress About 3 Critical Health Care Issues While They Are Home for Recess
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Even though Congress could be called back from the August recess to address gun measures after the devastating shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is urging state residents to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives about three important health care issues.
5 Years Since MN Resumed Storing Baby DNA After Lawsuit Forced Them to Stop
ST. PAUL, Minn.—More than 15 years ago, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) discovered that the Minnesota Department of Health was storing and using Baby DNA—the genetic blueprints of its youngest citizens obtained through newborn screenings—without parental consent.
Lawsuit Documents
Texas v. The United States
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom joins with the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, to ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to affirm the invalidation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Judge’s ‘Mandate is Unconstitutional’ Ruling Gives States an Opportunity to Break Free *
ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Texas district judge’s recent ruling that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, and thus the entire law is "invalid," gives states an opportunity to break free from federal controls over care and coverage, says Citizens’Council for Health Freedom (CCHF).
Matt Sissel v Department of Health and Human Services, et al
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom joins with the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and individual physicians to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Matt Sissel v. Department of Health and Human Servs, et al, a case opposing the delete and replace actions of the US Senate in the creation of the Affordable Care Act.
Medical Practice Guidelines
Congressional Attempt to End Surprise Medical Bills Will Socialize Doctors
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Few would deny that surprise medical bills are a problem. Patients experience these shocks to their wallets when they visit a hospital or provider for a service or treatment they thought was “covered” by their insurance. Weeks later, they may receive a surprise medical bill with out-of-pocket costs totaling hundreds or even thousands of dollars. CCHF has sent a letter to President Trump telling him there's a better way than the price controls Congress proposes to impose on physicians.
‘Big Brother in the Exam Room’ a Finalist for Two Midwest Book Awards
ST. PAUL, Minn.—“Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records,” written by Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) president and co-founder Twila Brase, RN, PHN, is a finalist for two separate Midwest Book Awards. UPDATE: On May 4, the book WON the "Social Issues/Political Issues/Culture" category!
ACT TODAY - "FREEDOM TO OPT OUT OF MEDICARE”
On November 7, 2018, CCHF sent a letter to President Trump, co-signed by 37 other organizations. We petitioned President Trump to allow senior citizens to voluntarily opt-out of Medicare without losing their Social Security benefits. Then on December 13, we delivered our first batch of citizen petitions to the White House. That was a start, but it was only a start. ** Now we need you! **
Medical Records
The CARES Act Leaves Substance Abuse Patients Vulnerable
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) expresses its deep concern over Congress’ decision to weaken the privacy rights of Americans with sensitive substance use and abuse issues. Twila Brase, president and co-founder of CCHF provides the following statement:
The U.S. CENSUS: From Enumeration to Intrusion
By April 1, Americans in every household will have received the 2020 U.S. Census form in their mailbox. While enumeration continues to be one portion of the Census, the overall purpose of the Census has shifted as the nation has developed and grown. The U.S. Census and in particular, the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, now collect additional private data on Americans, including information on health status and medical conditions.
Medicare
Six Reasons You May Want to Opt Out of Medicare
President Trump signed an executive order that provides choice to seniors and opens the door to a lifetime of private coverage. Seniors will no longer be (illegally) required to enroll in Medicare to receive their Social Security Retirement Benefits (SSRB). Is this the right choice for you? Here are 6 reasons why you might want to opt-out of medicare.
Medicare Opt-Out Option
Six Reasons You May Want to Opt Out of Medicare
President Trump signed an executive order that provides choice to seniors and opens the door to a lifetime of private coverage. Seniors will no longer be (illegally) required to enroll in Medicare to receive their Social Security Retirement Benefits (SSRB). Is this the right choice for you? Here are 6 reasons why you might want to opt-out of medicare.
Minnesota Engagement
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
"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
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 2: 2nd Quarter 2019
MN Health Insurance Exchange Realities
URGENT PRIVACY ALERT Call MN Representatives ASAP
MN Legislature to Vote TOMORROW on Big Business Amendment that Permits Virtually Unfettered Access to Your Private Medical Records / Genetic Data WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT
Health Insurers “Closed for Business”
Health insurers are shutting down for seven months. It’s virtually lights out. Unless you have a qualifying “life event,” you must wait until open enrollment begins Obamacare on November 15. A product once available year around for Americans to purchase no longer is. The entire industry now runs on the Obamacare schedule.
Rep. Darrell Issa Questions Governor Mark Dayton about Troubled State Exchange
Rep. Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.), Chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has written a five-page letter to 10 governors, including Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, holding states accountable for troubled Obamacare health insurance exchanges, namely Minnesota’s exchange—MNsure. Dayton has been given until tomorrow, April 8, to reply.
MN Health Records Act (MHRA)
Will Minnesota Lawmakers Let Google Have Patient Medical Records?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is calling on Minnesota legislators to hold their ground and defend the Minnesota Health Records Act (MHRA) from large data corporations, health industry giants, and government entities that want it repealed. The MHRA is the nation’s strongest medical privacy and patient consent rights law.
Defending the Strongest Patient Privacy Law in America
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 1: 1st Quarter 2019
MN Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
Watch the video of the MN Senate committee stopping patient consent repeal. CCHF fought hard to stop SF 1575 (Sen. Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake) - a bill to remove patient consent requirements in the Minnesota Health Records Act.
National Health Information Network (NHIN)
Call Congress to Oppose National Patient ID Amendment
Congress is voting today, July 30, on an appropriations amendment to lift the 20-year ban on a National Patient ID for all Americans. Called a Unique Patient Identifier, the UPI would combine all of your private information, creating a master key that would open the door to every American’s medical, financial and other private data. Each American would be issued a single number. Contact your member of the U.S. House of Representatives today!
CCHF Alerts Patients That Govt. Wants to Share Their Private Medical Records Broadly
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is urging Americans to comment on a 690-page proposed rule from the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that would require electronic health records (EHRs) to be “interoperable,” easily accessible and sharable EHR to EHR nationwide and prohibit “information blocking.”
National Health Systems
CCHF Testifies Against National Medical Database
CCHF Legislative and Policy Manager Ashley Smothers testified on February 18 against a bill before the Minnesota legislature that sought to advance a national database and expand patient data sharing. Her testimony starts around 14:00 into the video.
COVID-19 is Catalyst for Eliminating Privacy in 21st Century ‘Gold rush’ of Medical Data
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is warning Americans about the privacy dangers of contact tracing and letting them know why they might want to refuse to participate.
Wrapping Up a Productive Year in Washington, D.C.
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 23: Issue1: 1st Quarter 2020
Patient Care
Mask mandates hearken back to America’s first fight for #FaceFreedom
During the 1918 Spanish influenza, many Americans refused the mask. Even some health care workers refused. A historical account of that era recently printed in the New York Times called them “a symbol of government overreach, inspiring protests, petitions and defiant bare-face gatherings.”
CCHF Sends HCQ Data Request to Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) sent an official data practices request on September 4, 2020, to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for any and all communications it has sent to Minnesota pharmacies notifying them of Governor Walz’s Executive Order 20-84, which lifts the ban on dispensing hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.
Potential ‘Backfire’ of COVID-19 Vaccine Sparks Concerns About Mandate
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) believes the public is not aware of the possible ‘backfire’ of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the possible harm of a nationwide vaccine mandate.
Patient Privacy
HIPAA - the Federal Medical Privacy Rule
The federal medical privacy rule is commonly known as the "HIPAA privacy rule." However, it actually holds the title, "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information."
What You Don't Know About HIPAA -- Interview with Twila Brase
On this, the 18th anniversary of the so-called federal HIPAA "privacy" rule, CCHF's president Twila Brase answers the questions that most people have about HIPAA, exposing the myth that HIPAA protects privacy. Click here to watch the video.
Policy Solutions
CCHF Issues Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership Opposing Becerra Confirmation
While awaiting a Senate confirmation vote, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom issued an urgent plea from Twila Brase to that chamber's leadership speaking out against the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Read the original letter HERE. Read the press release HERE.
States Should Follow Florida’s Footsteps and Reopen
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) supports Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to reopen the state’s economy on September 25 after he consulted public health officials.
President Trump’s Brief to SCOTUS on Obamacare is the Right Call
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) supports the Trump administration’s brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, which requests the Court declare the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) invalid: “The entire ACA thus must fall with the individual mandate…”
Population Health Care
Your Right to Decline Vaccination
Employer Mandates Not Allowed: Pfizer says its vaccine is considered an investigational drug until it’s approved. Because the vaccines are not yet FDA-approved (often takes 10 years), this means, according to the government, which doesn’t require its own employees to be vaccinated that COVID-19 vaccines cannot be mandated.
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. . . ."
Creating National Biometric System for Patient Matching Will Threaten Privacy and Security
ST. PAUL, Minn.—The Pew Research Center last week released a new public opinion report on “patient matching,” a term which is simply a less-offensive moniker for “national patient ID,” says Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF).
Provider Tax
$1,600,000,000
and Rising
Finding Common Ground Leads to Major Victories
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 2: 2nd Quarter 2019
Provider Tax Does NOT Fund MNCare
Watch this well made video from the (Minnesota) New House Republican Caucus:
Minnesotans are being fed a lie by several groups who are lobbying to extend the immoral sick tax, which is set to end this year. It does NOT fund Minnesota care as members of our caucus explain in this video using data from the Minnesota Management & Budget and Dept of Health.
Let It Expire
ST. PAUL, Minn.—For 27 years, medical care providers in Minnesota have been paying a 2% MinnesotaCare tax. It’s set to expire on Dec. 31, 2019, and Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is one of the few organizations calling for its end.
Rationing
Covid-19 is “Final Nail in the Coffin” for many Rural Hospitals
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With the nation’s attention riveted on Covid-19, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) says the closures of the nation’s hospitals—170 closures of rural hospitals in the last 15 years and growing—is not getting the attention it should receive.
COVID-19 and the Impact of ACA Consolidation
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With coronavirus spreading nationwide, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) wants to remind Americans how ten years of the Affordable Care Act have created barriers and regulations that reduce patient access to care, not only during a nationwide public health crisis but every day of the year.
Congress Shouldn't Take Advantage of COVID-19 to Impose Price Controls on Doctors
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) opposes any last-minute attempt by the U.S. Senate HELP committee, as reported by Modern Healthcare, to use COVID-19 legislation to impose price controls on physicians as a way of solving surprise medical bills.
Real ID and Federal Control
Big Tech Muzzles Speech
Read Twila Brase's call to fight Big Tech censorship and the fear mongering that has led to lockdowns and mandates (posted in the 1/13/21 eNews). Click here to subscribe to CCHF's weekly eNews
TSA's Proposed Data Collection Activity With No Public Input
CCHF sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration questioning how the American people can provide informed comments on a data collection proposal, when the proposal is not available to the public.
Refuse to Enroll
10 Reasons to ‘Refuse to Enroll’ in Obamacare
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Just a few days remain in the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and for those still on the fence, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is sharing the top 10 reasons to “Refuse to Enroll.”
CITIZEN PETITION - Freedom to NOT CHOOSE Medicare
** Update ** October 3, 2019:
CCHF Applauds POTUS Medicare Executive Order Maximizing Freedom for Patients and Providers
Thank you to everyone who has signed this petition and supported choice for seniors! When citizens get involved, we can make a difference. CCHF will continue to advocte for changes to secure health freedom.
I hereby petition the United States Congress and the Administration of President Donald J. Trump to restore freedom and choice to the Medicare and Social Security programs by allowing citizens to claim social security benefits without a requirement to enroll in Medicare.
Schools & Health Care
Obamacare Forcing Schools to Make Cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Millions of students around the country are returning to school today after a long holiday break. But some of them might see some changes this year in their school personnel—all thanks to Obamacare rules and regulations.
Mandated School Billing for Special Education Health Services
The 1998 Minnesota K-12 Omnibus Education bill mandated that all schools bill third-party payers (HMOs, insurers, and Medicaid) for health care services given under Special Education. M.S. 125A now mandates that funds ($50,000) be provided for training school staff in coding and other necessary skills and information for submitting Medicaid and insurance claims.
Storing and Using Newborn DNA—Without Parent Consent
NEWBORN SCREENING
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TAKE ACTION - Find Out How Your Baby's DNA is Being Used
50 State CHART - How Long State Government Keeps Your Baby's DNA (2001 to present)
50 States & DC - Newborn Screening Laws
CCHF Reports on Newborn Screening Nationwide
Protect Your Baby at the Hospital - MN "Newborn Rights" Sign to Post After Birth
Contact Congress About 3 Critical Health Care Issues While They Are Home for Recess
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Even though Congress could be called back from the August recess to address gun measures after the devastating shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is urging state residents to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives about three important health care issues.
5 Years Since MN Resumed Storing Baby DNA After Lawsuit Forced Them to Stop
ST. PAUL, Minn.—More than 15 years ago, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) discovered that the Minnesota Department of Health was storing and using Baby DNA—the genetic blueprints of its youngest citizens obtained through newborn screenings—without parental consent.
CCHF Applauds Court Ruling on Retention of Newborn DNA in MI
ST. PAUL, Minn.— Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org), the organization that discovered state storage of newborn DNA in Minnesota in 2003, called on Minnesota’s governor to destroy stored newborn DNA in July 2007 and pulled Minnesota parents together in March, 2009 for the first lawsuit filed in the nation, applauds yesterday’s federal appeals court ruling on retention and use of newborn DNA in Michigan.
The Wedge
Three Years Later, ‘The Wedge’ Gives Patients & Docs a Pathway to Health Freedom
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Three years ago, as the medical treatment system grew ever-more bureaucratic and less patient-centered, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF, www.cchfreedom.org) launched an initiative to call physicians and other practitioners back to freedom and give patients a way to find these affordable practitioners.
Burdensome Regulations Are Pushing Doctors Out of Medicine
ST. PAUL, Minn.—According to a new study from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the nation may face a shortage of nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032, Healthcare Dive has reported.
In part, the article blames the shortage on the “graying” of America, as both medical professionals and patients age, stating that “one-third of active doctors will be older than 65 within the next decade.”
Vaccinations
Ask Your Governor to Ban Vaccine Passports - SAMPLE LETTER
Dear Governor, I am requesting that you ban vaccination passports. On March 12, the Biden administration announced that they would be releasing guidance on implementing a vaccine passport system nationwide. These passports infringe on my rights to freely engage in daily life. . . . Please use your executive power to protect me and every other citizen in this state from this aggressive federal assault on my human rights and constitutional freedoms. . . .
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Health Privacy Alert!
HIPAA DOES NOT PROTECT PRIVACY... AND YOU ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN HIPAA "PRIVACY" FORMS
By federal law, you are not required to sign the clinic or hospital HIPAA "Privacy" form (or the Acknowledgement of the Notice of Privacy Practices embedded in consent forms)...even if the clinic tries to insist that you must.
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