The Trump-Ryan Healthcare Act: Some Economic Consequences
By Jack Rasmus
While Republicans on the Right and the Far Right wrangle over whether to repeal the Obamacare Affordable Care Act (ACA), or just...
Rethinking a Women’s Health Care Agenda
By Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley
Women’s health care issues are increasingly a part of the political agenda in the United States. Below,...
China’s Path to Health Policy Reform
By Åke Blomqvist
Serious problems arose in the health care sector when China introduced market-based methods of economic management, as rising out-of-pocket costs impoverished families...
A System Perspective on India’s Healthcare Industry
By Lawton Robert Burns
As one of the recently industrialized nations, India has a fast-growing economy as well as an ever-expanding, ever-urbanized population, however its...
Trade and Employment in Asia
By Niny Khor & Devashish Mitra
While it is understood that trade leads to higher economic growth, the question of whether increased trade and openness...
Putting the Patient in Charge: the future of healthcare
By Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, founder and CEO, Patients Know Best
Giving patients control of their own medical records and putting them at the centre of their...
When People Come First
By João Biehl & Adriana Petryna
The Global health community is an evolving and expanding field. Below, João Biehl and Adriana Petryna consider the importance...
Rebuilding Retirement System Resiliency in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
By Raimond Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell & Mark Warshawsky
The global financial meltdown has had important repercussions for capital market returns, labor market earnings, household...
The Business of Healthcare Innovation: Convergence in the Marketplace
By Lawton Robert Burns
The article is adapted from the author’s latest book ‘The Business of Healthcare Innovation‘ (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Innovation and the Value...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
