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What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election for Health Insurance Coverage
WEB4 hours ago · The 2024 election presents a stark choice for voters: build on the coverage and affordability gains achieved in the last decade or return to policies that in the past have led to high uninsured rates, high premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and a serious risk of medical debt. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans’ health care coverage.
International | Commonwealth Fund
WEBJun 12, 2024 · International Surveys. The Commonwealth Fund offers a number of resources for comparing and learning from health care systems around the world. These include our annual International Health Policy Survey, which compares health system performance in 11 countries and provides international insights to inform and spur changes to health care in the ...
Coverage and Access - Commonwealth Fund
WEBThe Commonwealth Fund delivers timely information on people’s experiences in accessing and affording health care. Our researchers also evaluate how public policies affect health insurance coverage and affordability nationally and at the state level.
Global Perspective on U.S. Health Care - Commonwealth Fund
WEBJan 31, 2023 · This cross-national comparison of health care systems assesses U.S. health spending, outcomes, status, and service use relative to 12 other high-income countries.
NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY: U.S. Health System Ranks Last …
WEBAug 4, 2021 · The U.S. health system trails far behind a number of other high-income countries when it comes to affordability, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. Using surveys and other standardized data on quality and health care outcomes to measure and compare patient and physician experiences across a group of 11 high-income nations ...
Grants - Commonwealth Fund
WEBGrants. The mission of the Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high-performing, equitable health care system that promotes better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency in health care, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including people of color, people with low income, and those who are uninsured.
About Us - Commonwealth Fund
WEBThe Commonwealth Fund was established in 1918 with the broad charge to enhance the common good. Its founder, Anna M. Harkness, is among the first women to start a private foundation. Today, the mission of the Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high-performing, equitable health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and ...
Medicare - Commonwealth Fund
WEBMedicare. For more than 50 years, Medicare has helped older adults, people with disabilities, and others obtain the health care they need while protecting them from the financial burden of high medical bills. The Commonwealth Fund supports research into ways that this crucial program can serve its beneficiaries more equitably, effectively, and ...
Publications - Commonwealth Fund
WEBPublications. The Commonwealth Fund produces a wide variety of publications, from issue briefs, case studies, and multimedia features to Q&As with leading experts. Our To the Point blog presents up-to-date analysis and commentary on the latest developments in health care and health policy, while Transforming Care features stories from the ...