Twila Brase is president and co-founder of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), a patient-centered, privacy-focused, free-market, policy organization established in Minnesota 23 years ago to protect patient and doctor freedom.
Her efforts have led to amazing results including 1) a national law requiring parental consent for research using newborn DNA, 2) a national campaign exposing HIPAA as a data-sharing rule and 3) and the development of The Wedge of Health Freedom and the Patient Toolbox, easy-to-use tools to help patients understand their options in coercive situations and maintain control over their treatment decisions.
On an even broader scale, Twila’s “Health Freedom Minute” is heard daily by more than 5 million listeners on more than 870 radio stations in 48 states. She has provided testimony to members of Congress, in state legislatures and around the country. Her work has been featured by CNN, Forbes, Fox News, THE HILL, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and more!
All of these efforts lead to the Minnesota Physician to include her on the list of the “100 Most Influential Healthcare Leaders” in 2020.
And in the midst of ALL that she does, she is author of the eight-time award-winning book Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records
Some topics we discuss are:
Where does Gov. Tim Walz, Democratic VP candidate, stand on Health Care Policy? What have his stances been, and what should we expect from Gov. Walz on health care policy?
Patients deserve physician care – increasing number of PAs taking the place of qualified doctors: American patients deserve to be treated by actual qualified physicians – not PAs or nurses: the number of PAs and nurses taking the place of doctors is alarming. The AMA has launched a “Scope Creep” campaign and the American Academy of Physician Associates is urging them to drop it.
Doctor shortages and alarming statistics: with 40% of doctors nearing retirement age, shortages are expected – coinciding with the insolvency date for Medicare, interestingly. What is happening and what we should do to fix this looming issue.
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