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For everyone. We support independent research on health care issues and make grants to promote 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. Learn more about the Fund →.
Publications - Commonwealth Fund
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 people and places ...
Grants - Commonwealth Fund
Grants. 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.
High U.S. Health Care Spending | Commonwealth Fund
Oct 4, 2023 · Prescription Drugs. OECD Health Statistics data show the U.S. spends more than twice as much per capita annually on retail prescription drugs as the OECD12 average, $1,126 versus $536 per person. As U.S. retail drug spending is about 9 percent of NHE, cutting this spending in half would represent 4.5 percent of NHE, or approximately 10 percent ...
Healthcare Affordability in America | Commonwealth Fund
Oct 26, 2023 · The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Survey, fielded for the first time in 2023, asked U.S. adults with health insurance, and those without, about their ability to afford their health care — whether costs prevented them from getting care, whether provider bills left them with medical debt, and how these problems affected their lives.
Surveys of Healthcare and Health Systems - Commonwealth Fund
Oct 26, 2023 · Revealing Disparities: Health Care Workers’ Observations of Discrimination Against Patients. Surveys / Feb 15, 2024. A survey shows that about half of health care workers report having witnessed discrimination against patients; many say it occurred in the past three years. Improving Health Care Quality.
Medicare - Commonwealth Fund
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 efficiently while continuing to promote improvement ...
About Us - Commonwealth Fund
The 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 ...
Programs - Commonwealth Fund
Programs. The Commonwealth Fund focuses on three core areas where we believe we can make the biggest difference: Coverage, Care, and Cost. We also look abroad for ideas and inspiration to improve health care in the U.S. through our International work. And we support initiatives to improve health and health care in our home base, New York City.
Coverage and Access - Commonwealth Fund
Search content aboutCoverage and Access. Sabrina K. H. How (9) The 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.