Galen Institute responds to Wall Street Journal distortions

Letters to the Editor The Wall Street Journal Dear Sir/Madam: Alan Murray?s Nov. 11 column ?Drug Makers? Paths of Influence Need to be less Hidden? accuses the Galen Institute of being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies because of our opp...

Exploring the Controversy Over Drug Imports From Canada

The Galen Institute will host a briefing at noon, this Friday (Oct. 17) in Room 106 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. Allowing Americans to legally import cheaper drugs from Canada is a hot political topic that Medicare conferees and the Senate soon ...

Consumer Choice Options for Prescription Drugs

Nations across the globe are beginning to explore consumer choice options in health care.  This paper by Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner and AEI scholar Joseph Antos explores ideas and options to engage market-forces in health care throu...

Cracking Down on Drug Counterfeits

The battle over importing cheaper drugs from other countries has escalated, with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) announcing that he wants to find a way to help up to 240,000 state employees and retirees buy price-controlled medicines from Canada. The ...

Smallpox and Bioterrorism: Why the Plan to Protect the Nation Is Stalled and What to Do

Patently Absurd

Drug Reimportation Measure Passes House

California Madness

Play or Pay is back. California liberals are working feverishly to enact this tired employer-mandate idea, requiring businesses in the state to provide health insurance to workers or pay a big tax to fund a new state-run health coverage program. The last ...