H.F. 3959 (Smith) – REAL ID – CCHF Testimony – House Civil Law Committee

Testimony • April 25, 2016

H.F. 3959 (Smith) – REAL ID – CCHF Testimony – House Civil Law Committee
To protect individual freedom and states’ rights, please vote no. Thank you.

CCHF Testimony - HF 1560 Patient Consent Requirements

Testimony • March 24, 2016

CCHF Testimony - HF 1560 Patient Consent Requirements

Prepared Testimony
House File 1560 (Gruenhagen)
Initials required for each item of consent when requested to release health records.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Testimony of Twila Brase, President and Co-founder
Presented by Matt Flanders, Legislative Specialist

SF 2047 Testimony by Council for Responsible Genetics

Testimony • April 07, 2014

SF 2047 Testimony by Council for Responsible Genetics

". . . We stand in strong opposition to SF 2047.  We believe this bill is against the interests of parents in making a truly informed choice about whether the state of Minnesota shall permanently retain and use their children's personal genetic information . . . "

Statement of the ACLU of Minnesota In Opposition to HF 2526

Testimony • March 19, 2014

Statement of the ACLU of Minnesota In Opposition to HF 2526
The ACLU of Minnesota opposes HF 2526.  This bill represents a dangerous effort to enable unlimited retention and minimize parental consent, allowing newborn blood samples to be used at the whim of the government and researchers, rather than through the consent of the newborn and their family.

Twila Brase Testimony on "Repeal Genetic Privacy" Bill

Testimony • March 18, 2014

Twila Brase Testimony on 'Repeal Genetic Privacy' Bill
Newborn screening  is the “largest single application of genetic testing in medicine,” as stated by Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, MD, MPH, at the University of Utah’s Department of Pediatrics and Medical Ethics.  Also, I’d like to draw to your attention the written testimony submitted by the Council for Responsible Genetics,  which opposes this bill saying it’s in opposition to recommendations by national committees and research   studies.

01/16/13 - CCHF Testimony on SF 1 - Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act

Testimony • January 16, 2013

01/16/13 - CCHF Testimony on SF 1 - Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act

"The bill title says that this is a marketplace but according to the bill on line 2.21 the marketplace is created as a board ... Just the fact that we keep talking about a marketplace is problematic to our organization because it is actually a state board ... but the really big deal is to understand that it is the largest data sharing system in the history of this country and it will be the largest data sharing system in the history of this state."

CCHF Outlines What Exchange is for Legislative Committee

Testimony • October 23, 2012

CCHF Outlines What Exchange is for Legislative Committee

CCHF's president testified at a hearing regarding the state of Minnesota being able to take and use $42.5 million without legislative approval to continue the building of the health insurance exchange which was executive ordered by Governor Mark Dayton. CCHF describes what the exchange really is and why they need to stop it.

Hearing on Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges and Related Provisions

Testimony • September 12, 2012

Hearing on Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges and Related Provisions

Sent in: September 26, 2012 - This letter provides a summary of at least 15 reasons our organization supports the repeal of the health insurance exchanges provisions in the PPACA, the defunding of all exchange establishment and IT grants, the end of all funding for state, federal or federally-facilitated exchanges, the end of all funding for the Federal Data Services Hub, and ultimately, the repeal of the entire PPACA.

CCHF Testimony – Opposing Obamacare “Exchange”

Testimony • March 27, 2012

CCHF Testimony – Opposing Obamacare “Exchange”

First of all, to be clear, this is not a marketplace. It’s a government bureaucracy.

The government health insurance exchange is a key part of the federal strategy to takeover and nationalize health care. According to the Star Tribune, an executive at UnitedHealth Group called the exchange the “heart” of federal health care reform.

EMPLOYER GROUPS AND RESEARCHERS support data collection: read their testimony

Testimony • February 01, 2003

Partial Transcript
Minnesota House Health and Human Services Policy Committee
February 10, 2003
Chair: Representative Lynda Boudreau (R-Faribault)
House File 297 (Author: Rep. Bill Haas (R-Champlin))