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WEBFor 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 →.
Coverage and Access - Commonwealth Fund
WEBSearch 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.
Boosting Childhood Vaccination Rates: Lessons from Five …
WEB16 hours ago — Abstract. Issue: Childhood vaccination rates fell worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, reductions in childhood vaccination were not universal, which may be related to differences in vaccine eligibility, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine administration programs across countries.
International | Commonwealth Fund
WEBJun 12, 2024 — International Surveys. The Commonwealth Fund offers a number of resources for comparing and learning from health care systems around the world. These include our annual International Health Policy Survey, which compares health system performance in 11 countries and provides international insights to inform and spur …
Grants - Commonwealth Fund
WEBGrants. 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.
About Us - Commonwealth Fund
WEBThe 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 ...
Global Perspective on U.S. Health Care | Commonwealth Fund
WEBJan 31, 2023 — Introduction. In the previous edition of U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, we reported that people in the United States experience the worst health outcomes overall of any high-income nation. 1 Americans are more likely to die younger, and from avoidable causes, than residents of peer countries.. Between January 2020 …
Publications - Commonwealth Fund
WEBPublications. 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 ...
NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY: U.S. Health System Ranks Last …
WEBAug 4, 2021 — Additional report findings related to the U.S. include: Access to Care: Compared to people in other high-income countries, Americans of all incomes have the hardest time affording the health care they need.The U.S. ranks last on most measures of financial barriers to care, with 38 percent of adults reporting they did not receive …
Costs and Spending - Commonwealth Fund
WEBCosts and Spending. 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 also explore promising approaches to addressing the root causes for potential adoption by federal and state governments ...