September 30, 2009 - Most Americans remain perplexed by the different versions of health reform presented in legislation from the House of Representatives and Senate. Headlines suggest bipartisan and even Democratic party agreement is elusive. Yet, there is, in fact, significant consensus on the framework for reform across all the bills moving through Congress, says Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis.
August 18, 2009 - Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis emphasizes that without health reform that controls premium costs, which are projected to rise to 24 percent of median family income by 2020, middle-class families will be priced out of health insurance altogether.
July 08, 2009 - The elements of health reform Congress are considering are emerging as draft proposals from the key committees and as the Republican alternatives are released. What is largely missing from these proposals, however, is an overarching framework that establishes goals for a high-performance health system and includes a coordinated set of public policies and private sector actions that would ensure the U.S. reaches benchmark levels of health system performance by 2020.