What's New: 2005

December 10, 2005

November Newsletter Posted

• Appeals Court Affirms Weak Federal Privacy Rule, But Opens Door to Stronger State Privacy Laws
• Bill Introduced to Stop FDA's Censorship
• NVIC Says Federal Bird Flu Protection Legislation is Unconstitutional
• Cut Federal Spending and Put Medicare Prescription Drugs on Hold

November 2, 2005

October Newsletter Posted

• Electronic Medical Records (EMRs): Trick or a Treat?
• Strong Supporter of EMRs Considers Presidential Run
• Is Big Brother Planning to Tag and Track Prescription Drugs Electronically?

October 13, 2005

September Newsletter Posted

• How Would Washingtonians Want to Be Treated?
• Government and Industry Groups Increase Push for Electronic Medical Records
• Prescription for Privacy Invasions

August 27, 2005

August Newsletter Posted

• Federal Government Proposes Linking Nursing-Home Payments to Vaccinations: Submit Public Comments by August 30!
• Growth in Federal Health Programs Results in Massive Collection of Personal Information

August 9, 2005

July Newsletter Posted

• Medical Laboratories Could Be Compelled to Report Citizens' Blood-Sugar-Test Results to Local Governments
• HHS Proposes Centralized System of Records for Health-Care Investigations
• Do Canadian Seniors Have More Health Freedom than American Seniors?

July 1, 2005

June Newsletter Posted

• It's Time to Unsocialize Medicare in the U.S.
• Canadian Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Private Health Insurance
• Maintaining Americans' National Sovereignty and Access to Dietary Supplements

June 3, 2005

May Newsletter Posted

• Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich Support Legislation That Could Increase Medical Privacy Risks
• What All Americans Should Consider Regarding H.R. 2234
• 71 Percent of Older Adults Use Alternative Medicine

May 6, 2005

April Newsletter Posted

• Should a Federal Committee Recommend Making Your Family's Genetic History Available on the Internet?
• Medicare Rx Spending to Outpace GDP Growth; Hospital-Spending Growth Not Expected to Slow
• Indian Tribe Sues Researchers for Unconsented Genetic Studies

April 1, 2005

March Newsletter Posted

• Why the Right to Contract Privately Must Be Upheld
• Most Americans Are Uninformed about Plans for a National Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) System
• Why I'm Staying Optimistic about Health Privacy
• National Health Spending Trends for 2004-2014

March 10, 2005

Institute for Health Freedom updated its Website: Changes were made to the "About" and "Newsletter" sections.

March 10, 2005

Institute for Health Freedom posted back issues of its email newsletter Health Freedom Watch.

February 11, 2005

What Every American Needs to Know about Social Security and the Mandatory Medicare-Enrollment Policy: Government Imposes a Huge Financial Penalty on Seniors Who Reject Socialized Medicine.

January 6, 2005

Hospital Association Urges HHS to Eliminate Citizens Right to Public Health Disclosure Information: Currently, citizens are entitled to know if their health information was disclosed to public health officials for purposes such as tracking communicable diseases or placement in a cancer or other disease registry. But HHS is considering eliminating this right to know.

Share Your Comments on the Forthcoming National Electronic Medical-Records Network: Do you approve of having your personal health information (including mental-health records and genetic data) linked to a national electronic medical-records network and widely used without your knowledge or permission?