Get Notice of CCHF Events!
CCHF sends email invitations and notices for events and educational forums to those who request them. Such forums and events follow different formats and take place at various time during the year.
To receive notice of an upcoming forum or event, send a request to CCHF.
National Reports
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February 15, 2022
CCHF, along with 25 other individuals and organizations representing American citizens nationwide, sent a letter to Congressional leadership and Members of the Appropriations Committee February 10, 2022, to express strong opposition to ending the longstanding prohibition on funding and development for the controversial, and very troubling, federal Unique Patient Identifier (UPI). See the letter here.
Multimedia
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May 05, 2022
Twila Brase joins host Dawn Richardson to the podcast “Advocacy Lifeline” for a discussion on medical records and the government‘s role in accessing that private information. Who has access to this private health information, and what can they do with it? Why is the government looking at and controlling these records, and how are they doing so?
ALPHA NEWS, May 2, 2022: The government has essentially shut down early treatment options, and under th eproposed House bill, the government's focus remains fixated on tracking COVID patients instead of treating them.
Model Legislation
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August 05, 2021
A bill that would make Ivermection available to all patients, providing easy access to life-saving medication when practice protocols or biased decision-making prevent physicians from prescribing ivermection (safe and effective for over 40 years) and prohibiting pharmacists from refusing to dispense a lawfully-written prescription.
Press Releases
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May 26, 2020
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.
eNews Commentary
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April 15, 2015
Medical schools are creating a new type of doctor. National Public Radio recently discussed medical training in the 21st century:
Announcing: New CCHF Logo!
Announcement
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January 23, 2023
CCHF is pleased to announce our new logo — a fresh image to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our organization. Look for the new logo to begin appearing on all our materials starting the week of January 23, 2023!
Announcement
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November 02, 2022
CCHF has released a new promo video that was recently shown at our September fundraising dinner. It was filmed last summer in Washingon, D.C. The video highlights the work of CCHF on a state and national level and includes the history of the organization with special emphasis on our most recent health freedom initiatives. We hope you enjoy watching and please be sure to share it with others. The video can be seen HERE.
Press Releases
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October 24, 2022
More than 1 million Americans have found alternatives to rising health care costs through health care sharing ministries. In 2010, prior to health care sharing being authorized as an exemption to the Affordable Care Act’s insurance mandate, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) issued a comprehensive report on this innovative, free-market coverage option. In anticipation of open enrollment, which begins on November 1, CCHF has updated its chart comparing the four largest health care sharing options. The chart is available here.
Press Releases
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August 31, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a landmark case, a Michigan law firm, Outside Legal Counsel, has successfully sued the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In a major win for the rights of parents and against the government’s long-term storage of a child’s DNA, the court ruled that the state’s unconsented storage and research are unconstitutional.
Press Releases
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August 12, 2019
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.
Press Releases
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July 29, 2019
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.
Announcement
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March 03, 2022
The COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide provides "Immediate Steps to Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19 and "Long Haul" Covid Disease." The Guide, which includes a Quick-Action Summary and instructions for an Early Treatment Kit, will help you better understand this viral disease, find useful resources, make decisions about Covid prevention and treatment in a timely manner, and do everything you can to protect you and yours. More than 118,000 copies have been downloaded!
Action Alerts
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March 03, 2022
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. "Treat first. Test later. Don't wait for test results." "Delay is what's killing people." — Dr. Darrell DeMello, MD
Action Alerts
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August 24, 2021
Three resources for public access and assistance within the Coronavirus "drawer" of the CCHF Patient Toolbox. Use them as a resource on the vaccine, adverse reactions, early treatment options and legal assistance.
Announcement
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March 03, 2022
The COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide provides "Immediate Steps to Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19 and "Long Haul" Covid Disease." The Guide, which includes a Quick-Action Summary and instructions for an Early Treatment Kit, will help you better understand this viral disease, find useful resources, make decisions about Covid prevention and treatment in a timely manner, and do everything you can to protect you and yours. More than 118,000 copies have been downloaded!
Press Releases
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October 04, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court refused to take up the 10-state appeal against the Biden administration’s vaccination rule for health care workers in health care facilities that receive federal funds.
>>> Read More >>>
Press Releases
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September 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to President Biden’s statement that “the pandemic is over,” Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder:
“President Biden said what we’ve all known is true for months. Government officials must take him at his word and end the emergency declarations..."
>>> Read More >>>
Action Alerts
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August 22, 2022
The Biden administration has issued a proposed anti-discrimination health care rule to force doctors to provide “gender-affirming care” regardless of moral or medical objections. Every institution that receives federal dollars would be required to comply. No exemptions. The deadline for public comments is Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Make an official public comment: https://tinyurl.com/ycka42mw
Model Legislation
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April 19, 2021
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.
Model Legislation
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April 19, 2020
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.
Model Legislation
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February 11, 2022
A bill for an act relating to health; establishing protections for practitioners and pharmacists when prescribing or dispensing a prescription drug for an off-label use; proposing coding for new law in your state.
Press Releases
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April 29, 2019
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.”
eNews Commentary
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February 11, 2016
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.”
Press Releases
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October 04, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court refused to take up the 10-state appeal against the Biden administration’s vaccination rule for health care workers in health care facilities that receive federal funds.
>>> Read More >>>
Announcement
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April 28, 2022
The U.S. Surgeon General issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Covid MISINFORMATION and CCHF responded. We pointed to the government itself being the purveyor of DISINFORMATION. They asked for NAMES and we obliged: Fauci, NIH, Birx, President Biden, Pharm, CDC, etc. Our response is now part of the official public record of the RFI. Click this link to submit your own comments for this request no later than Monday, MAY 2, 2022.
Action Alerts
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November 11, 2021
Use this list to create your own Early Treatment Kit for yourself and your home. Most items can be found at your local drugstore or pharmacy - use the links at EarlyTreatmentOptions.org for the rest.
Action Alerts
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August 22, 2022
The Biden administration has issued a proposed anti-discrimination health care rule to force doctors to provide “gender-affirming care” regardless of moral or medical objections. Every institution that receives federal dollars would be required to comply. No exemptions. The deadline for public comments is Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Make an official public comment: https://tinyurl.com/ycka42mw
Model Legislation
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April 19, 2020
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.
Press Releases
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March 18, 2019
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.
eNews Commentary
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January 29, 2014
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.
Press Releases
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January 04, 2010
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
Announcement
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April 28, 2022
The U.S. Surgeon General issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Covid MISINFORMATION and CCHF responded. We pointed to the government itself being the purveyor of DISINFORMATION. They asked for NAMES and we obliged: Fauci, NIH, Birx, President Biden, Pharm, CDC, etc. Our response is now part of the official public record of the RFI. Click this link to submit your own comments for this request no later than Monday, MAY 2, 2022.
ACTION ALERT — Tell Your Senator to Stop National Patient ID!
Action Alerts
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March 03, 2022
Congress is deciding right now whether to fund a National Patient ID – a single, federally-issued number that links all your medical records together. This “Unique Patient Identifier” has been prohibited for more than 20 years due to concerns about patient privacy, personal autonomy and the national security risks associated with centralized databases of personal information. Click here to send the key decisionmakers and your U.S. Senators a message asking them NOT to fund a National Patient ID.
Action Alerts
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October 28, 2021
Call/Write your representatives and ask them to STOP the Unique Patient ID and keep the UPI ban in place in the Appropriations Bill. Find your representative here:
Representatives | House — Representatives | house.gov
U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
Action Alerts
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December 01, 2022
ALERT: As Congress considers year-end funding, the risk of creating a UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIER (UPI) resurfaces. A UPI is a single federal number that would be used to track patients and digitally link all the confidential details of a person’s entire health history and medical record together. URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Please contact the members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and your U.S. Senators and ask them to uphold the long-standing BAN on the establishment of and funding for the UPI. CLICK HERE to send a quick message.
Press Releases
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September 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to President Biden’s statement that “the pandemic is over,” Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder:
“President Biden said what we’ve all known is true for months. Government officials must take him at his word and end the emergency declarations..."
>>> Read More >>>
Press Releases
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October 25, 2022
Reacting to the recent court news from New York, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder: “The tide is turning. Judge Ponzio’s ruling to reinstate all New York City public employees who refused to get the Covid shot with backpay is a win for truth and justice. Pfizer has now admitted the vaccine does not stop transmission and it’s been clear for nearly a year that the vaccine does not stop anyone from contracting COVID-19."
Press Releases
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April 19, 2021
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.”
Multimedia
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April 14, 2021
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.
Model Legislation
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March 25, 2022
A bill to protect a patient's right to be treated by their regular physician when admitted to a hospital. Establishing protection for physicians to treat their patients even if a patient has been admitted to a hospital where that physician is not employed.
Diagrams
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February 19, 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).
Public Comments
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December 31, 2019
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.
Announcement
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March 03, 2022
The COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide provides "Immediate Steps to Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19 and "Long Haul" Covid Disease." The Guide, which includes a Quick-Action Summary and instructions for an Early Treatment Kit, will help you better understand this viral disease, find useful resources, make decisions about Covid prevention and treatment in a timely manner, and do everything you can to protect you and yours. More than 118,000 copies have been downloaded!
Press Releases
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September 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to President Biden’s statement that “the pandemic is over,” Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder:
“President Biden said what we’ve all known is true for months. Government officials must take him at his word and end the emergency declarations..."
>>> Read More >>>
The decision to give the Covid shot to a child should ultimately begin and end with parents. The CDC recently released a statement urging parents to vaccinate their children 6 months to 5 years against COVID-19. Since the CDC’s recommendation, Politico has reported that “just over 5 million doses” have been delivered around the country. However, the CDC’s goal of 20 million children receiving the shot may be unattainable as most parents are unlikely to inject their children, even if they themselves had the shot.
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Amicus Briefs
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May 09, 2019
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).
Press Releases
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December 26, 2018
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).
Amicus Briefs
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February 01, 2016
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.
Model Legislation
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March 25, 2022
A bill to protect a patient's right to be treated by their regular physician when admitted to a hospital. Establishing protection for physicians to treat their patients even if a patient has been admitted to a hospital where that physician is not employed.
Model Legislation
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August 05, 2021
A bill that would make Ivermection available to all patients, providing easy access to life-saving medication when practice protocols or biased decision-making prevent physicians from prescribing ivermection (safe and effective for over 40 years) and prohibiting pharmacists from refusing to dispense a lawfully-written prescription.
Press Releases
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May 20, 2019
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.
Action Alerts
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October 19, 2022
ALERT: Congress returns November 14. In these last weeks of 2022, a parent-consent battle is taking place in Washington, D.C. Proponents of government newborn (genetic) screening want Congress to pass the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 482) before 2023 -- with no parental consent requirements for researcher use of newborn DNA, which has been stored by states without parent consent. Ask Congress to require parent consent. CLICK HERE to send a quick message.
National Reports
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February 15, 2022
CCHF, along with 25 other individuals and organizations representing American citizens nationwide, sent a letter to Congressional leadership and Members of the Appropriations Committee February 10, 2022, to express strong opposition to ending the longstanding prohibition on funding and development for the controversial, and very troubling, federal Unique Patient Identifier (UPI). See the letter here.
Model Legislation
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August 24, 2022
Despite a federal law that mandates that hospitals display the costs of their services and treatments to patients, less than 15% of hospitals do so. This legislation provides protections to patients who are unaware of the costs (due to a failure of the hospital to comply with price transparency laws) associated with their treatment costs.
For the Record
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January 30, 2020
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.
Health Freedom Watch
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December 10, 2019
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 4: 4th Quarter 2019
For the Record
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January 30, 2020
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.
Health Freedom Watch
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December 10, 2019
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 4: 4th Quarter 2019
Press Releases
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October 17, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With elections just around the corner, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has released a short video to outline five key issues citizens can use as a litmus test to better know who, if elected, are more likely to defend health freedom and protect patient privacy. Ask these seven questions.
Announcement
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October 13, 2022
CCHF has released a short video entitled "Five Health Freedom Issues" that citizens can use as a litmus test to better know who, if elected, will more likely defend health freedom and protect patient privacy. It is crucial for voters nationwide to research candidates’ positions and platforms in order to elect public officials who care about health freedom and will bring about true and lasting reform to health care policy. Individuals should look for candidates who will prioritize patient and physician freedom and work to protect the bedrock of that freedom — medical privacy rights.
Press Releases
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April 29, 2020
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.
Action Alerts
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May 09, 2018
MN Legislature to Vote TOMORROW on Big Business Amendment that Permits Virtually Unfettered Access to Your Private Medical Records / Genetic Data WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT
eNews Commentary
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April 10, 2014
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.
Press Releases
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April 07, 2014
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.
Action Alerts
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October 28, 2021
Call/Write your representatives and ask them to STOP the Unique Patient ID and keep the UPI ban in place in the Appropriations Bill. Find your representative here:
Representatives | House — Representatives | house.gov
U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
Press Releases
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January 20, 2020
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.
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 1: 1st Quarter 2019
Press Releases
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October 04, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court refused to take up the 10-state appeal against the Biden administration’s vaccination rule for health care workers in health care facilities that receive federal funds.
>>> Read More >>>
National Reports
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February 15, 2022
CCHF, along with 25 other individuals and organizations representing American citizens nationwide, sent a letter to Congressional leadership and Members of the Appropriations Committee February 10, 2022, to express strong opposition to ending the longstanding prohibition on funding and development for the controversial, and very troubling, federal Unique Patient Identifier (UPI). See the letter here.
Stop the National Patient ID
Action Alerts
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February 03, 2022
ASK CONGRESS: Request that the U.S. Senate and U.S. House (in the pending appropriations bill) maintain the prohibition on funding and development of the Unique Patient ID (UPI). Ask them to sign on as a sponsor to the repeal of the UPI, as introduced in H.R. 5812 by Congressman Chip Roy (and 8 co-authors) and S. 3124 by U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Marsha Blackburn. It is best to telephone your members. Email is less effective: https://www.congressionalinstitute.org/contact-congress/
Press Releases
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October 04, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court refused to take up the 10-state appeal against the Biden administration’s vaccination rule for health care workers in health care facilities that receive federal funds.
>>> Read More >>>
National Reports
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February 15, 2022
CCHF, along with 25 other individuals and organizations representing American citizens nationwide, sent a letter to Congressional leadership and Members of the Appropriations Committee February 10, 2022, to express strong opposition to ending the longstanding prohibition on funding and development for the controversial, and very troubling, federal Unique Patient Identifier (UPI). See the letter here.
Action Alerts
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August 22, 2022
The Biden administration has issued a proposed anti-discrimination health care rule to force doctors to provide “gender-affirming care” regardless of moral or medical objections. Every institution that receives federal dollars would be required to comply. No exemptions. The deadline for public comments is Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Make an official public comment: https://tinyurl.com/ycka42mw
Announcement
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March 03, 2022
The COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide provides "Immediate Steps to Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19 and "Long Haul" Covid Disease." The Guide, which includes a Quick-Action Summary and instructions for an Early Treatment Kit, will help you better understand this viral disease, find useful resources, make decisions about Covid prevention and treatment in a timely manner, and do everything you can to protect you and yours. More than 118,000 copies have been downloaded!
Press Releases
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October 04, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court refused to take up the 10-state appeal against the Biden administration’s vaccination rule for health care workers in health care facilities that receive federal funds.
>>> Read More >>>
Press Releases
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September 26, 2022
Award-Winning Book from Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Gives Action Steps for Restoring Health Freedom
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has released a new and updated edition of their groundbreaking book, Big Brother in the Exam Room, this time with the often-requested index and revised section on the National Patient ID.
>>> Read More >>>
Issues
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January 12, 2023
Did you know that HIPAA does not protect your privacy? Did you also know that you are NOT required to sign or initial any healthcare facilities Notice of Privacy Practices, either on paper or any electronic device? Keep these resources with you on your next visit to a clinic or hospital. For more information, please go to BigBrotherintheExamRoom.com.
Medical Privacy
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April 14, 2003
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."
Model Legislation
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January 12, 2023
This is a one-page summary of five pieces of state-based legislation published within our Model State Legislation Library that you could use to create a bill of patients rights under a declared emergency, in the exam room and at the hospital.
Announcement
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October 13, 2022
All legislators and candidates for public office can be asked their position on key health freedom issues. CCHF has outlined these in the form of questions in a new "Seven Health Freedom Questions for Legislators" guide. It is crucial for voters nationwide to research legislators’ positions and platforms in order to elect public officials who care about health freedom and will bring about true and lasting reform to health care policy. Now is the time to ask legislators questions that force them to take a stand on key patient and privacy issues.
Federal Reform
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March 15, 2021
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.
Press Releases
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October 05, 2020
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.
Press Releases
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September 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to President Biden’s statement that “the pandemic is over,” Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder:
“President Biden said what we’ve all known is true for months. Government officials must take him at his word and end the emergency declarations..."
>>> Read More >>>
Announcement
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April 28, 2022
The U.S. Surgeon General issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Covid MISINFORMATION and CCHF responded. We pointed to the government itself being the purveyor of DISINFORMATION. They asked for NAMES and we obliged: Fauci, NIH, Birx, President Biden, Pharm, CDC, etc. Our response is now part of the official public record of the RFI. Click this link to submit your own comments for this request no later than Monday, MAY 2, 2022.
Health Freedom Watch
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November 20, 2021
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 24: Issue 4: 4th Quarter 2021
$1,600,000,000
and Rising
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 22: Issue 2: 2nd Quarter 2019
Multimedia
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May 17, 2019
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.
Press Releases
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May 08, 2019
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.
Press Releases
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October 12, 2020
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.
Press Releases
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March 23, 2020
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.
Press Releases
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March 19, 2020
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.
ALPHA NEWS, May 12, 2022
Digital driver's licenses give government new powers over the population. They threaten personal privacy, security, and autonomy.
In Jurassic Park, Dr. Ian Malcolm uttered the famous words, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
Thankfully, the Minnesota House of Representatives is not debating whether to bring dinosaurs to life. However, one of its bills would require a report on the feasibility of transitioning to digital driver’s licenses in Minnesota — without stopping to consider whether implementing a digital ID is a good idea.
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ACTION ALERT — Tell Your Senator to Stop National Patient ID!
Action Alerts
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March 03, 2022
Congress is deciding right now whether to fund a National Patient ID – a single, federally-issued number that links all your medical records together. This “Unique Patient Identifier” has been prohibited for more than 20 years due to concerns about patient privacy, personal autonomy and the national security risks associated with centralized databases of personal information. Click here to send the key decisionmakers and your U.S. Senators a message asking them NOT to fund a National Patient ID.
Action Alerts
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October 28, 2021
Call/Write your representatives and ask them to STOP the Unique Patient ID and keep the UPI ban in place in the Appropriations Bill. Find your representative here:
Representatives | House — Representatives | house.gov
U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
Press Releases
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December 10, 2018
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.”
Petitions
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June 29, 2018
** 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.
Click here to view more information on the link between Medicare and Social Security benefits, and how to restore Medicare 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.
Health Freedom Watch
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December 08, 2017
HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH
Volume 20: Issue 4: 4th Quarter 2017
Press Releases
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January 05, 2015
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.
Medical Privacy
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January 18, 2009
Medical Privacy
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December 12, 1998
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.
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September 14, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to today’s CBS new story on the privacy of newborn dried blood spots stored after newborn genetic screening, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder: “Newborn blood spots, the DNA of America’s children, have been called a 'national treasure,' but this treasure should never become the property of the state as it is in many states today..."
Issues
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September 14, 2022
A state-by-state listing of how long the government will keep and store your child's DNA, following the newborn genetic screenings typically performed immediately after birth.
Press Releases
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August 31, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a landmark case, a Michigan law firm, Outside Legal Counsel, has successfully sued the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In a major win for the rights of parents and against the government’s long-term storage of a child’s DNA, the court ruled that the state’s unconsented storage and research are unconstitutional.
Model Legislation
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August 24, 2022
Despite a federal law that mandates that hospitals display the costs of their services and treatments to patients, less than 15% of hospitals do so. This legislation provides protections to patients who are unaware of the costs (due to a failure of the hospital to comply with price transparency laws) associated with their treatment costs.
Press Releases
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August 23, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With the Minnesota State Fair about to begin, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has put up a new billboard on nearby I-94 to invite patients and doctors to join The Wedge of Health Freedom®, also known as The WEDGE (www.jointhewedge.com).
Model Legislation
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March 25, 2022
A bill to protect a patient's right to be treated by their regular physician when admitted to a hospital. Establishing protection for physicians to treat their patients even if a patient has been admitted to a hospital where that physician is not employed.
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January 24, 2023
Reacting to the recent victory for health care workers in New York, Citizens' Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder: “The tide is turning away from Covid mandates. New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerard Neri’s Jan. 13 ruling to strike down a statewide mandate for medical staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is a win for facts and individual freedom. Pfizer has already admitted the vaccine does not stop transmission and it’s clear the Covid shot does not stop anyone from contracting COVID-19.
Press Releases
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September 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Reacting to President Biden’s statement that “the pandemic is over,” Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom releases the following statement from Twila Brase, CCHF’s president and co-founder:
“President Biden said what we’ve all known is true for months. Government officials must take him at his word and end the emergency declarations..."
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Action Alerts
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August 24, 2021
Three resources for public access and assistance within the Coronavirus "drawer" of the CCHF Patient Toolbox. Use them as a resource on the vaccine, adverse reactions, early treatment options and legal assistance.