In its first national scorecard released two years ago, The Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System found that the United States fell far short of benchmarks for access, quality, efficiency, and other key measures of health system performance. The 2008 edition of the scorecard, released on July 17, paints an even bleaker picture. Read more »
The number of underinsured U.S. adults--people who have health coverage but are not adequately protected from high medical expenses--has risen dramatically. Read more »
Massachusetts has achieved dramatic improvements in insurance coverage one year after implementing an ambitious health care reform plan, according to an evaluation of the plan that was supported in part by The Commonwealth Fund. Read more »
Public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid "should be considered building blocks in a system of seamless coverage for America's 47 million uninsured people," Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis testified before members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on June 16. Read more »
The number of uninsured young adults in the United States rose to 13.7 million in 2006--an increase from 13.3 million in 2005--making the 19-to-29 age group one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of the population without health insurance. Read more »
The first-ever state-by-state health system scorecard to focus on children's health care finds wide differences across the country in the quality of care delivered, as well as disparities in access to services, insurance costs, and health outcomes, among other areas. Read more »