From the Galen Institute website (Oct. 26, 2021): We facilitate public debate and education about proposals that support individual freedom, consumer choice, competition, and innovation in the health sector. We work to promote policies that lead to individual responsibility and control over health care and health insurance, lower costs through market competition, and provide a strong safety net for vulnerable populations. Galen’s policies support continued medical innovation, advances in personalized medicine, and expanded access to more affordable health care and coverage in a 21st century economy. The Galen Institute believes that: Consumers and their physicians should have authority and responsibility over health care decisions with great information and transparency about costs and choices, A 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 many plans to counter the march toward government-controlled medicine and shift the debate toward ideas that offer greater freedom and more affordable health care choices. Through our extensive communications and coalition-building expertise, we work to: Educate policymakers about the dangers that government control over the health sector pose to our economy and our society. Reach out through the media to educate the public about the crucial importance of continued innovation to advance medical progress. Attract new audiences to our message through the use of our popular newsletters, our websites, and a variety of new media tools. The Galen Institute has been and remains on the cutting edge in offering ideas and studies to educate the public, opinion leaders, and legislators about the benefits of putting consumers in charge of making decisions about the health coverage that is best for them and their families.