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Citizens' Council for Health Freedom Marks 20 Years of Milestones
Contact: Deborah Hamilton, Hamilton Strategies, 215-815-7716, 610-584-1096, DHamilton@HamiltonStrategies.com

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 3, 2014 /Standard Newswire/ -- Over the past two decades, Citizens' Council for Health Freedom has been a tireless force in the crusade to preserve patient-centered health care and protect patients' rights.

In 1994, Twila Brase and Martin Kellogg co-founded CCHF to design the future of health care. With initiatives to protect private patient data and secure health care rights, CCHF's mission is to "protect health care choices and patient privacy" while "securing health freedom for all."

Through radio programming, media appearances, newsletters, press releases and publications, and by speaking at events and government hearings, Brase educates on the importance of patient and practitioner freedom; patient autonomy through medical record privacy; less dependency on government health care; a free and open health care market; equal tax treatment for insurance purchases; privately owned insurance independent from employment; lifelong insurance policies; charitable safety nets through tax incentives; and eliminating health care taxes.

CCHF has made major breakthroughs through four recent accomplishments that have changed the face of health care.

Health Freedom Minute: The daily 60-second Health Freedom Minute radio feature is heard on nearly 400 radio stations nationwide.

Baby DNA: Last month, CCHF and 21 Minnesota families were victorious after the Minnesota Department of Health secretly established a biobank of blood samples and test results from newborn screenings without parental consent. The state Supreme Court ruled that the samples be destroyed.

Refuse to Enroll: CCHF informed Americans that they could "Refuse to Enroll" in government health care and opt for alternatives that would protect them from a lack of private insurance, privacy intrusions, doctor and hospital limitations, and high premiums. Americans from all 50 states have signed the pledge.

The 50-State Report on Health Surveillance: For eight years, Brase and her team researched state health departments to find out how they use federal funding to obtain and store private medical information -- in most cases, without patient consent.

"Over the past 20 years, we've seen many changes in health care," Brase said. "As the government intrudes further into our health care, Americans need advocates to protect their choices and rights."

Brase, a public health nurse and health freedom advocate, has been called one of the "100 Most Powerful People in Health Care" and one of "Minnesota's 100 Most Influential Health Care Leaders."

To interview Twila Brase of CCHF, contact Deborah Hamilton, Hamilton Strategies, 215.815.7716, 610.584.1096, DHamilton@HamiltonStrategies.com.