What we are
- An education and technical assistance institute.
- A credible, neutral resource for decision-makers.
- A policy and payment braintrust for public-good infrastructure.
- A convening and publication engine for reusable work products.
About IHPI
A policy and payment braintrust.
IHPI serves healthcare policy decision-makers, payers, providers, and health system leaders with neutral tools for safe, evidence-based evaluation and coverage readiness.
Identity
Neutral, evidence-based, solution-focused.
IHPI is an education and technical assistance institute. Its role is to translate uncertainty into decision-grade public resources that fit payer, regulator, and health system workflows.
The institute does not argue for a predetermined outcome. It clarifies what responsible evaluation would require: service definitions, safety requirements, coverage criteria, delivery models, and economic assumptions.
IHPI, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization (EIN: 41-4699904). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law; the institute maintains a strict editorial and governance posture.
What we are not
- Not a clinical operator.
- Not an advocacy organization.
- Not a trade association.
- Not a treatment program, clinic manager, supplier, or lobby shop.
Independence guardrails
Credibility depends on role clarity.
Funding sources do not control conclusions, publication timing, convening agendas, or editorial decisions.
IHPI publishes assumptions, uncertainty ranges, and evidence grades so decision-makers can inspect the reasoning.
Ibogaine's known risks are treated as implementation requirements, not as messaging problems to minimize.
Indigenous rights and reciprocity
IHPI recognizes the Indigenous peoples and traditional communities who sustain iboga knowledge, practices, and cultural heritage. Responsible ibogaine research and policy should respect their rights, their authority over traditional knowledge, and their role in decisions affecting their communities and resources.
This includes respect for free, prior and informed consent, fair and equitable benefit-sharing, and the conservation of iboga and its forest habitats. Reciprocity should reflect priorities defined by the communities concerned.
The Nagoya Protocol provides an international framework for access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and for sharing benefits, subject to applicable national law. Blessings of the Forest offers examples of community partnerships supporting conservation and cultural heritage in Gabon.
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