Health care system
New study: Taxes on medicines are a tax on the sick
IPN Press release
New analysis reveals Iran, Nigeria, Nepal among the worst; countries should strive to abolish medicine tariffs
Beware the blind alley of the 'right' to health
IPN Opinion article
Treating health as an enforceable human right creates serious legal and democratic problems — and does not improve healthcare.
How surveys twist rankings on health care
IPN Opinion article
Proponents of nationalised healthcare systems frequently refer to the WHO ranking the US system a lowly 37th in the world. Yet how reliable are these rankings? Glen Whitman reveals their faults and underlying, ideological bias.
Health tourism can be healthy
IPN Opinion article
The benefits of trade have for too long been driven away from healthcare by ring-fenced nationalised systems and vested interests. Now evidence suggests that trade can slow the rise in healthcare costs and be a valuable source of revenue for developing countries.
