CCHF Opposes “Social Determinants of Health” in Medicare

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) opposes “Social Determinants of Health” (SDOH) in all health care legislation. On August 7, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a regulation that would continue the government’s ongoing intrusion into the practice of medicine, eroding the privacy and confidentiality rights of Medicare patients.

Landmark Henrietta Lacks Settlement a Win for Genetic Ownership

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Last week, the family of Henrietta Lacks and their legal team announced that a confidential settlement with biotech giant Thermo Fischer Scientific had been reached. Ms. Lacks had not provided her consent before her cells were used for medical research over the span of decades. 

President Biden Promotes Harmful Reproductive Agenda

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In April, following an Executive Order, the HHS Office of Civil Rights proposed the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy to shield perpetrators of and participants in abortion under a broad and imprecise definition of “reproductive health care.” 

Supreme Court Decision Has Health Care Implications

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a stunning rebuke of decades-old affirmative action policies, the U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for reversing affirmative action policies applied to the entire American health care system.

Montana’s New Genetic Privacy Law

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On June 7, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed SB 351, the Genetic Information Privacy Act, into law. Companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe must now obtain consent before sharing genetic data with third parties (e.g., police, researchers).  

Proposed Minnesota Health Bill Violates Patient Privacy Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom says the Minnesota Senate Judiciary has failed to review the impact of the pending Senate omnibus health care bill on the privacy and civil rights of Minnesotans. 

In a letter to Minnesota Senator Ron Latz (D-St. Louis Park), Chair of the Senate Judiciary and Policy Safety Committee, which was hand-delivered to his office on Monday, April 3, CCHF laid out provisions in Senate File 2995 related to the collection and storage of individual’s data without the individual’s consent.

If You Don’t Sign the HIPAA Form, Do They Still Have to Treat You?

CCHF’s Month-Long Educational Campaign Begins in April

ST. PAUL, Minn. — HIPAA became effective 20 years ago on April 14, 2003. For two decades, the American public has been led to believe that the “HIPAA Privacy Rule” protects their confidential medical records. To counter this false belief, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom will spend the month of April exposing HIPAA as a permissive data sharing rule.

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Exposing HIPAA: The Deliberate Deception

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First-ever ‘Trusted Doctor’ Bill Introduced to Protect Hospitalized Patients

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A bipartisan group of three Senators in the Minnesota legislature have introduced legislation to restore to patients the right to have their trusted physician admit and treat them during hospitalization. The bill establishes “the right of hospitalized patients to receive treatment from their own doctors.” Hospital privileges are not required.

CCHF Issues Genetic Privacy Warning

CCHF believes the public should think carefully before enrolling in the new HealthPartners’ DNA testing and research program called myGenetics. HealthPartners enrollees and Park Nicollet patients over the age of 18 have been invited to take part in the research program. Invitations to enroll are arriving in mailboxes.