| Twice as much is spent per individual on healthcare in | | | | longer making such large profits, will this mean clinical |
| The United States and at a far less standard than | | | | research efforts can no longer be funded? There are |
| that of any typical Western country. So what then | | | | growing apprehension that advances in clinical |
| happens to the extra funds? Operating costs claim a | | | | Research will be stalled if the majority of public |
| large amount of these funds, however a large | | | | funding is committed to public medicine. However, this |
| portion of it makes up the profits. For example, | | | | is not the only funding available for Medical Research; |
| money is invested in companies like these and in | | | | the United Kingdom spends great sums of money for |
| return investors will receive the profit by means of | | | | the purpose of Medical Research and is home to |
| annual dividends. | | | | large proportion of Clinical Research Organisations |
| Not every organisation's profits go directly back to its | | | | throughout the globe. |
| investors, some of the funds will go towards the | | | | A large amount of the general public are hoping the |
| research of new ways in which more revenue can be | | | | US government will rethink their strategy while |
| yielded. In view of Clinical institutions, this would | | | | moving the country to public medicine, and continue |
| involve research into new methods, drugs or | | | | to invest in Medical Research. Some believe that the |
| apparatus, helping us to benefit from this in the long | | | | government is persuaded to focus on treatments |
| run. | | | | that have the greatest potential to generate profit |
| So, if the US changes to public medicine, what will it | | | | as opposed to those which most effective health |
| do for Medical Research? If these companies are no | | | | wise. |