Galen Institute’s Do No Harm Petitions Delivered to Congress
The names of more than 10,000 supporters were given to Senators in a show
of opposition to government control over the health sector
“Of the seven criteria the petition lists as problems, the Senate has reluctantly agreed to drop one of them -- the public plan. But even if that stays out of the bill, the others will quickly put government, not doctors and patients, in control of health care decisions for our country for generations to come,” said Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute. “The American people do not want that and are pleading with Congress to ‘First, Do No Harm!’”
Putting Patients First
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Principles for reform
Tell politicians in Washington you will follow these principles in judging any health reform proposal:
- No new government-run health insurance plan
- No one-size government-dictated package of health benefits
- No new jobs-killing mandates on employers
- No requirement on individuals to buy this expensive coverage
- No federal institution that controls private health insurance
- No government intrusion into our medical privacy
- No federal government control over the practice of medicine through a federal health board, comparative effectiveness review, and other government intrusions into doctor-patient medical decision-making
Sign the petition
Dear Policymaker: I stand with millions of Americans who implore you to follow the Do No Harm principles — and do NOT destroy America's health care system!