Healthcare reform in the United States

How surveys twist rankings on health care

IPN Opinion article

Author: Glen Whitman

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.

Hidden costs of Canadian health care system

IPN Opinion article

Author: Brett Skinner

Michael Moore's latest film portrays Canada's healthcare system as a utopian combination of equity and efficiency. The reality is quite the opposite says Brett Skinner of Canada's Fraser Institute.

Health reform in the USA: markets are vital

IPN Opinion article

Author: Grace-Marie Turner

Health policy guru Mark McClellan was the keynote speaker at our major conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC, answering with a resounding 'Yes!' the question we had posed in the title of our event, 'Is there a role for markets in health care?'

Click through for a podcast and summaries of the speeches.