Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality, with costs ...

Roosa Tikkanen, M.P.H., M.Res., is a former senior research associate in the Commonwealth Fund's International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations, where she tracked health care policy ...

Across the U.S., employees at small businesses generally face higher health insurance deductibles and premium costs than ...

This report features two case studies of multisector, community-driven partnerships committed to advancing maternal and ...

The Medicare open enrollment period — a time when beneficiaries can change their coverage — began October 15 and runs through ...

Issue: To address longstanding gaps in coverage, the Affordable Care Act requires individual and small-group health insurance to cover an essential health benefits (EHB) package. States define the ...

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 ...

Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last overall compared with six other industrialized countries—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, ...

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. Currently, 18 states have some ...

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 ...