Among other policy changes, the recently proposed marketplace rule would 1) shorten the OEP to 45 days, reverting to a ...

Community health centers (CHCs) have traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support: they provide high-quality, cost-effective care ...

Most older adults with an untreated mental health issue say they don’t want or need mental health care, indicating stigma may ...

First offered in 1925 and envisioned as a “reverse Rhodes Scholarship,” the Harkness Fellowships are the Commonwealth Fund’s longest-running program. Nearly 100 years later, they remain a flagship of ...

These integration efforts, however, typically do not recognize the heterogeneity of the 3.6 million dual-eligible individuals under age 65, who represent over one-third (36%) of the dual-eligible ...

It took 10 years of political tension to establish Australia’s universal public health insurance program, known as Medicare. A universal health care bill was initially introduced in Parliament in 1973 ...

Summary: Hospital at home programs that enable patients to receive acute care at home have proven effective in reducing complications while cutting the cost of care by 30 percent or more, leading to ...

Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Elizabeth Fowler, J.D., Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Summary: Prices for health care services vary significantly among providers, even for common procedures, and it's often difficult for patients to determine their out-of-pocket costs before receiving ...

Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here.

The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for individuals who are committed to advancing health care policy and practice to spend a year in the United States conducting ...

American families are confronting harsh financial realities of late, from rising unemployment and sluggish wage growth to high food and fuel costs and tight credit. Added to these worries are soaring ...