Revealing the British coalition government's plans, this examination
demonstrates how a small "policy community" inside and outside the
department of health have schemed for 10 years to replace the National
Health Service (NHS) with a U.S.-style health care market without
informing parliament or the public. While ex-ministers, officials, and
the like profit from lucrative positions in private health companies,
the population must cope with the increasing health care costs and the
diminishing quality of care. With accounts from NHS patients and
doctors, the key strategies of implementation are uncovered and the
companies involved--their lobby, their businesses, their fortunes, and,
in some cases, their crimes--exposed.