December 1, 2001 - This issue brief points to large-scale health plan withdrawals and provider turnover in the Medicare+Choice market among reasons to delay or repeal the Medicare+Choice policy to lock beneficiaries into their plans for a specified period.
Issue Brief
September 14, 2004 - The Commonwealth Fund 2003 International Health Policy Survey provides a comparative perspective on health policy issues in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The 2003 survey consisted of interviews with a sample of hospital chief operating officers or top administrators of the larger hospitals across the five nations.
Chartbook
October 2, 2008 - This analysis examines key differences and areas of agreement in the health system reform proposals of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. The report describes how each candidate would seek to expand health insurance coverage, improve the quality and efficiency of the health system, and control costs
Fund Report
December 25, 2000 - The problem of nearly 43 million Americans without health insurance could be virtually eliminated in a single generation through a health plan based on universal, automatic coverage that allows choice of plan and provider. The proposal could be paid for, according to Fund President Davis and coauthors, by using the quarter of the federal budget surplus which results from savings in Medicare and Medicaid.
Other
October 14, 2005 - Despite significant strides, "patient-centered" care is not yet the norm throughout the U.S. health care system. A new article by Fund experts shows how primary care in the U.S. can be taken to the next level.
In the Literature
December 7, 2006 - Consumer-driven health plans are not catching on, according to a survey released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and The Commonwealth Fund. Enrollment in consumer-driven plans remains small, and satisfaction continues to be lower compared with more comprehensive health insurance.
Issue Brief
December 1, 2003 - This report draws lessons from the experiences of four states that attempted to improve the delivery of early childhood development services to children through their Medicaid programs.
Fund Report
May 28, 2009 - More than two years after implementation of its landmark health insurance reforms, Massachusetts had achieved historically high levels of coverage and widespread improvements in access to care, according to this study—the latest in a series of reform updates, funded by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, The Commonwealth Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In the Literature
November 13, 2009 - Access to doctors and use of mammography, cholesterol testing, and other preventive services improved for both white and Hispanic patients nationally from 1991 to 2004, Fund-supported researchers reported in the journal Medical Care. Gaps in access to care, however, widened between whites and Hispanics in individual states, including Texas and Florida.
In the Literature
November 9, 2009 - A Commonwealth Fund–supported study in the journal Inquiry found that workers employed by small businesses are less likely than those in large ones to be offered health insurance. Administrative costs are a major reason why so many smaller firms do not offer health benefits to their employees.
In the Literature
October 29, 2007 - Community health centers are a critical source of primary care services for more than 15 million Americans in underserved communities. But patients who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid experience difficulty obtaining specialty care services, a new study finds.
In the Literature
January 1, 2002 - In this field report, the authors analyzed 40 websites that offer information about physicians. Finding many instances where websites had incomplete, missing, and possibly inaccurate or outdated data, the authors conclude that health care accrediting organizations, health plans, hospitals, and local and national industry organizations and associations should make efforts to improve the information on the Internet, saying that it is a potential valuable tool for consumers.
Fund Report
February 1, 2004 - President's Message from 2003 Annual Report
Other
August 7, 2006 - In a new Health Services Research commentary, The Commonwealth Fund's Anne K. Gauthier, Karen Davis, and Stephen C. Schoenbaum argue for a major transformation of current methods of health care financing and delivery in the United States.
In the Literature
August 11, 2004 - Dozens of New York City's community health centers have cut their waiting times, become more patient-friendly, and improved their finances in recent years. Their secret? Collaborative learning and an ongoing commitment to sustaining change, this report finds.
Fund Report