Press Release: Online Game Shows Potholes of Government-run Health Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mario Coluccio
(212) 417-9169
August 18, 2009
Online Game Shows Potholes of Government-run Health Care
August 18, 2009 (NEW YORK, NY) - The Hands Off My Health campaign, HandsOffMyHealth.org, today released a new online game demonstrating the perils of government-run health care to American patients. "Super Race to the Hospital" is an online racing game where player have to navigate road-blocks - from waiting lines, treatment denials and bureaucratic government red-tape - as they attempt to reach the hospital in time.
"The game is fun and light-hearted, but also is a stark example of what could really happen to American patients if they find themselves locked into a 'reformed' health care system dominated by the government," said Dr. Robert Goldberg, founder of Hands Off My Health. "Patients must race to the hospital for care while facing a quagmire of bureaucracy: losing your doctor, finding a new hospital when your local one shuts down and getting in line for standard tests and care. Meanwhile, the days are ticking by and their health is deteriorating."
Play the game today: "Super Race to the Hospital" can be found at http://www.handsoffmyhealth.org/game
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Dear Congress members,
Like so many Americans, I’m worried about my health care. My gravest concern is the so-called public plan “option.” Government intervention doesn’t create competition, it kills it. I don’t want the longer waits, rationed care, and higher costs that accompany government-run plans. Everyone agrees that reform is needed. What we don’t need is a massive $1 trillion government program that co-opts our health care and leaves us with fewer choices
The cost of the public plan is high
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