CITIZENS' COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM

COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND ANALYSIS: EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS: HIPAA - CCHF LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN IN APRIL TO EXPOSE THE HIPAA HOAX, EDUCATING AMERICANS ABOUT THE "PRIVACY RULE" THAT DOES NOT PROTECT PRIVACY, BUT RATHER A MECHANISM DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE WIDESPREAD SHARING OF MEDICAL DATA. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - CCHF'S PRESIDENT GAVE 29 PRESENTATIONS IN 2024, INCLUDING SPEECHES AT VARIOUS EVENTS IN CCHF'S HOME STATE OF MINNESOTA, IN ADDITION TO COLORADO, NEVADA (FREEDOMFEST), TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, WISCONSIN, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA. DR. MARY TALLEY BOWDEN WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT CCHF'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA. THE EVENT WAS PACKED AS ABOUT 330 GUESTS HEARD HER SHARE INSPIRING STORIES OF HER LANDMARK LEGAL BATTLE FOR MEDICAL AUTONOMY (IVERMECTIN USE) AND HER TIRELESS DEDICATION TO DEFENDING HEALTH FREEDOM. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME A FIRESIDE CHAT, WHICH INCLUDED A Q&A SESSION WITH CCHF STAFF. SHARING NEWS AND PERSPECTIVE - APPROXIMATELY 7,130 COPIES OF OUR QUARTERLY HARDCOPY NEWSLETTER (HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH) WERE MAILED OUT IN 2024. APPROXIMATELY 22,000 SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY ENEWS BY EMAIL, WHICH IS A 54% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. MAJOR INTERVIEWS INCLUDE THE JOE PAGS SHOW, THE EPOCH TIMES, THE TENPENNY FILES, THE JEFF DORNIK SHOW, STAND IN THE GAP, AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS, AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST, AND VCY CROSSTALK. OVER THE YEAR, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 126 INTERVIEWS BY NEWS MEDIA. WEBSITE / SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT -THE CCHF WEBSITE HAD 380,000 VIEWS. TWO X (FORMERLY TWITTER) ACCOUNTS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 6,874 FOLLOWERS AND TWO FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 24,517 FOLLOWERS. HEALTH FREEDOM MINUTES (RADIO) - THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM SHARES ONE-MINUTE NUGGETS OF NEWS AND INSIGHTS EVERY WEEKDAY ON 810 RADIO STATIONS IN 47 STATES.

POLICY INITIATIVES: FEDERAL: CCHF WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN JANUARY TALKING TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF ABOUT THE RETIREMENT FREEDOM ACT (RFA). OTHER PRESSING ISSUES CCHF TACKLED ON THIS TRIP INCLUDED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, AND THE DECEPTION OF HIPAA. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO MEET WITH THE HEALTH POLICY STAFFER IN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON'S OFFICE, ESTABLISHING A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS POWERFUL OFFICE. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: CCHF TESTIFIED AGAINST A PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL IN THE HOUSE, AND THE BILL DID NOT PASS. WE ALSO SUBMITTED TESTIMONY TO SEVERAL COMMITTEES, OPPOSING A PUBLIC OPTION "INSURANCE" PLAN, OPENING MEDICAID TO INDIVIDUALS OF ANY INCOME LEVEL. THIS LANGUAGE IN THE BILL WAS DEFEATED. CCHF HAS YEAR-AFTER-YEAR HELPED TO PROTECT THE MINNESOTA HEALTH RECORDS ACT. AFTER A MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT DECISION, EFFECTIVELY RENDERING THE LAW MOOT IN OCTOBER OF 2023, CCHF WORKED ON LANGUAGE WITH HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS TO RESTORE THESE PRIVACY RIGHTS. THIS LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED IN AN OMNIBUS BILL THAT PASSED. STATE LEGISLATURES NATIONWIDE: CCHF WORKED WITH STATE LEGISLATORS IN IDAHO, IOWA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND WEST VIRGINIA, ON CRITICAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO PROTECT HEALTH FREEDOM. IN IOWA, CCHF WAS CONTACTED BY A STATE REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTING HELP TO DEFEAT A BILL THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A COMPANY TO COLLECT, STORE, AND SHARE HEALTH INFORMATION. CCHF ANALYZED THE BILL, LAUNCHED AN ONLINE CAMPAIGN, AND SENT A LETTER TO LEADERSHIP. THE BILL DID NOT PASS. AT THE REQUEST OF A STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN MONTANA, CCHF TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING THE NATION'S STRONGEST GENETIC PRIVACY LAW, WHICH CCHF HELPED WRITE THE YEAR PRIOR. THE LAW STANDS. CCHF ALSO TRAVELED TO NASHVILLE, TN TO ATTEND THE HAZLITT COALITION CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS, WHERE THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATED IN A HEALTH PANEL AND LED A BREAK-OUT SESSION ON MODEL STATE LEGISLATION PROPOSALS.