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Genetic testing could be used for purposes found immoral in the Hippocratic medical tradition.
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Petition to Governor Pawlenty: Dismantle the Baby "DNA Warehouse"

Parent Forms to Opt-Out ...and Much More...


Recent Media Releases:
  		•    "Wired Act" Threatens Patient Care and Privacy

    National and Federal
  		•    CCHC REPORT - A Critical Analysis of the Implications for Genetic Privacy and Consent Rights in Congress' Proposed 'Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007'
  		•    CCHC Report Challenges “Evidence-Based Medicine”
    In fact, the EBM guidelines are not guidelines at all. These so-called “best practices” are poised to become coercive mandates imposed by government agencies and third-party payers with political and financial incentives to ration health care-and the power to do it”
  		•    CCHC Analysis of Proposed U.S. House Plan to Abolish State Medical Privacy Laws

    Minnesota Legislature:
      
    VOTING RECORDS
  		•    2007 MN Session (Health Insurance Exchange, Health Records Act)
  		•    Why Patient Consent Should be Required for the Governor's Genetic Research Proposal
  		•    Minnesota's Plan to Access All Patient Medical Records
  		•    CCHC LEGISLATIVE ARCHIVES

    Notable Articles:
  		•    Medicare: Need an Escape Plan, Not a Rescue Plan
  		•    Blame Congress for HMOs - published in Congressional Record
  		•    U.S. Health Care is First-Rate, Not 37th Best: Countering the W.H.O. Myth
  		•    17 Troubling Medicare Facts
  		•    What Privacy? - The Top Five Violations of the Federal Medical Privacy Rule
  		•    Employer-sponsored Coverage Breeds Waste - published in St. Paul Pioneer Press
  		•    Finding Coverage Gaps in Health Insurance Policies: Ten Tips



    Consumer-Driven Health Care
    Evidence-Based Medicine and "Best Practices"
    Genetics and Unconsented Genetic Testing
    Medicare
    MinnesotaCare 2% Provider Tax
    Health Care Rationing
    Patient Privacy and Medical Confidentiality

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    Karen Markowitz, president of Washington County Republican Women and Linda Markowitz, secretary of WCRW, with CCHC president, Twila Brase, after her presentation to their group, 06/14/08

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    ALERT: DO NOT SIGN HIPAA "PRIVACY" FORMS!
    You are not required to sign any form acknowledging your receipt of a health care facility's "Notice of Privacy Practices." Federal law only requires the facility to make a good faith effort to obtain your signature. Contrary to popular belief, signing this form does not provide you with any privacy or other rights...and could be used against you. if you ever declare that your privacy rights have been violated. The form only tells you how many people can have access without your consent.



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