For decades, Twila Brase has been on the front lines of the fight for patient and doctor autonomy, challenging government overreach in healthcare and advocating for medical freedom. As the president and co-founder of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), she has led efforts to protect patient privacy, prevent government control of medical decisions, and push back against coercive healthcare policies.
Brase has been a national voice against mandates, data surveillance, and government interference in medicine. Her work has helped 38 states reject ACA exchanges, led to landmark consent laws on genetic privacy, and resulted in successful lawsuits against unauthorized state storage of newborn DNA. She has launched viral billboard campaigns, published a COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide with 150,000 downloads, and founded The Wedge of Health Freedom, a network of cash-based, patient-centered medical practices. Her daily “Health Freedom Minute” radio segment reaches over 800 stations in 47 states.
Named one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare,” Brase is the author of the eight-time award-winning book Big Brother in the Exam Room, now in its fourth printing. With relentless passion and deep policy expertise, she continues to expose the dangers of centralized healthcare and champion the right to informed medical choice.
