Medicare Lawsuit
Thank you, everyone, for your continuing support and interest in Hall v. Sebelius, the Medicare Lawsuit. On June 14, 2010, our final brief will be filed with the US District Court of Washington, DC, after which, Judge Rosemary Collyer will schedule oral arguments and then render a decision on the issue of whether one may opt out of Medicare without foregoing Social Security benefits. Please subscribe to our updates and follow the lawsuit as it reaches its conclusion in the US District Court. ~ Martha de Forest, Executive Director
What’s At Stake for You and Me?
Filed on Oct.9, 2008, in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Brian Hall, et al. v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al. charges the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with improperly adopting illegal and coercive policies that deny otherwise eligible retirees their rightful Social Security benefits if those retirees choose not to enroll in Medicare. Lead plaintiff Brian Hall and plaintiffs Richard "Dick" Armey, John Kraus, Lewis Randall, and Norman Rogers seek a restraining order and a temporary and permanent injunction prohibiting SSA and HHS from implementing policies that force American citizens to participate ...
I Want to Help
Be a part of the most important lawsuit in the country right now. We are asking the District Court of Washington DC, “Do we have the constitutional right to choose our health insurance after signing up for Social Security?” We have drawn a line in the sand. That’s right, we are asking, In a Free Country, Who Decides? The Fund for Personal Liberty wants to establish that you make the final decision on who provides your medical insurance during your retirement. We are underwriting the Medicare Lawsuit arguing that retirees should be able to opt-out of Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) ...
In The News
9/19/11 Oral Arguments October 13
Great news! All of the Medicare Lawsuit briefs have been submitted to the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, and we are on track for oral arguments on October 13, 2011. Our lawsuit argues that “entitlements” are not “mandates” and that retirees should be able to receive Social Security Retirement benefits without being forced to enroll in Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part... [Read more]
9/7/11 Final Appeal Brief Filed
Washington, DC – Attorneys for Brian Hall and his co-plaintiffs filed the final document in the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, today. The response to the governments’ arguments makes it clear that Medicare is an “entitlement” and not a “mandate.” As such, retirees should not be forced into Medicare as a condition of receiving Social Security Retirement... [Read more]
7/26/11 Medicare Lawsuit Appeal Filed
Washington, DC – The plaintiffs in Hall v. Sebelius, the “Medicare Lawsuit” filed their appeal after a surprising loss in the Washington, DC Us District Court. The Medicare lawsuit challenges the guidelines published in the procedure manual used to administer Social Security and Medicare entitlements. The current procedure forces retirees who receive Social Security Retirement Income to be... [Read more]
6/30/11 Retirement Freedom Act
Today Senator DeMint introduced a new bill, the Retirement Freedom Act, which would decouple Social Security from Medicare and allow those entitled to Medicare to enroll and disenroll without pentalty. Their press release: http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=60cc1f52-b794-4b06-b03e-821ebeaac7cc Read More →
6/16/11 Anniversary and Court of Appeals Update
June 16, 2011, marks the third anniversary of our founding. Since 2008 the Medicare Lawsuit has been our focus through which we are fighting to restore your right to opt out of Medicare Hospital Insurance without foregoing your Social Security benefits. Court of Appeals Update We have been notified that we must file our first Court of Appeals brief by July 26, 2011. The brief will be a hard-hitting... [Read more]
4/12/11 – Another Spending Cut Plan – Thomas Sowell
Indirect mention of the Medicare Lawsuit by Thomas Sowell … http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/264411/another-spending-cut-plan-thomas-sowell Read More →
4/1/11 – Hillyer: Medicare at the point of a gun
Quin Hillyer of The Washington Times wrote an excellent editorial, “HILLYER: Medicare at the point of a gun – Judge shoots legal and logical blanks” which was published April 1, 2011. Federal judges disagree with each other all the time. However, it is rare for a judge to disagree utterly with herself and rarer still to do so within a single case. That’s what happened March 16 when... [Read more]
3/29/11 – A Case for ObamaCare
This 2-minute commercial will shock you. Read More →
3/25/11 Incredible Press Coverage
We have long believed that the Medicare Lawsuit ranks among the most important in the country right now. Our freedom to choose the manner in which we manage our health is something we expect and take for granted in a free country. The unfortunate opinion rendered last week has stirred up a lot of positive press for our lawsuit including the following: The Wall Street Journal printed an opinion... [Read more]
3/23/11 – Hall and Plaintiffs File Appeal
CIVIL NOTICE OF APPEAL Notice is hereby given this 22nd day of March, 2011, that Plaintiffs, Brian Hall, Lewis Randall, Norman Rogers, John Kraus and Richard K. Armey, hereby appeal to the Untied States Court of Appeals for the district of Columbia Circuit from the Judgment and Order of this court entered on the 16th day of March, 2011 in favor of Defendants, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United... [Read more]
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