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Increased government control and bureaucracy over our health care will come at great risk to American patients, consumers and health care workers.
Around the world government-run health care systems often mean long wait-lines, a diminished quality of care and denial of life-saving treatments.
Government-run health care is not the solution for America.
Learn About Costs & Consequences of Government Control >Health Care Horror Stories
- Mark Cannon, The United Kingdom Mark Cannon, 30, died eight and a half weeks after being admitted to hospital with a broken leg. He was clearly distressed and in pain, but he had to wait three days to see the pain team...
- Lindsay McCreith, Canada Lindsay McCreith, 66, was told he had a brain tumor but that he would have to wait four and a half months to obtain an MRI to rule out the possibility that it was cancerous...
Media Center
- Obama Touts Single-Payer System for Health Care Barack Obama said he would consider embracing a single-payer health-care system, beloved by liberals...
- Site attacks single-payer health care As part of its campaign, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest has created BigGovHealth.org, a website full of stories from people who have...
- British Agency Impugns Value Of Four Costly Cancer Drugs An agency that advises Britain's health-care system has decided that a group of cancer drugs aren't worth the money, a move that highlight...
Health Fact of the Day
Citizens of the U.K. pay 11 percent of each pound they make in weekly income to the NHS.
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The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization promoting innovative solutions that advance medical progress, reduce health disparities, extend life and make healthcare more affordable, preventive and patient-centered. CMPI also provides the public, policymakers and the media a reliable source of independent scientific analysis on issues ranging from personalized medicine, food and drug safety, health care reform and comparative effectiveness. Learn More »