UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

The debate about universal health care often starts with the claim that people’s own choices cause their illnesses, so they should not receive free treatment. That argument is simple but misses the bigger picture. Countries that offer health care to everyone, even if it means waiting for non‑urgent

In the Philippines, a big push for better healthcare access led to a test run of digital health records in local clinics. From 2020 to 2022, two different electronic health record (EHR) systems were tried out in various places. These ranged from busy city clinics to quiet rural health centers and ev