H.R. 1, the tax and spending law passed in 2025, requires states to implement work requirements for expanded Medicaid ...

This survey brief examines factors contributing to burnout among primary care physicians in 10 countries and strategies to ...

Rural Americans face significant barriers to accessing adequate primary care; tailored federal and state programs can help ...

Enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs), which were established to lower premiums and make health insurance more affordable for ...

Patent reforms could address a problem that’s been driving rising prescription drug costs and create a more competitive ...

Source: Kristen Kolb, “Lower-Income Kids Are at Higher Risk of Going Unvaccinated,” To the Point (blog), Commonwealth Fund, ...

Roughly 55 percent of Medicaid enrollees are working full or part time, and a number aren’t eligible for health insurance through their jobs. Read more in an explainer here. The federal No Surprises ...

The U.S. health care system has long been marked by high spending, comparatively poor health outcomes, inequities, waste, and inefficiency. To address these issues, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ...

This brief was originally published in December 2020 and updated in July 2025. In 2023, at a time when maternal mortality was declining worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the ...

The United States spends far more per person on health care than the rest of the world does, and so do American families. Commonwealth Fund research aims to explain what’s driving these high costs. We ...

Compared with whites, members of racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to receive preventive health services and often receive lower-quality care. They also have worse health outcomes for ...