Galen Institute (GalenInstitute)

The Galen Institute is a non-profit public policy research organization devoted exclusively to advancing free-market ideas in health policy. We work to promote a more informed public debate over ideas that support innovation, individual freedom, consumer choice, and competition in the health sector.

The Galen Institute believes that:

-- Consumers and their physicians should have authority and responsibility over health care decisions;

-- The vibrant free market will encourage research and innovation and provide better access to new medical technologies; and

--A market that supports innovation will lead to lower costs, expanded choice, and increased access to better medical care.

The Galen Institute has been and remains on the cutting edge in providing ideas and studies to educate the public, opinion leaders, and legislators about the dangers of further government control over our health sector and the benefits of putting consumers in charge of making decisions about the health coverage that is best for them and their families. We continue to advance the ideas that will create a modern, 21st century health sector and are confident we will prevail because we are on the side of the American people.