Misaligned payment and quality incentives, Medicare Advantage practices, and workforce constraints can limit Medicare ...

Patients view the use of AI in primary care as inevitable but see opportunities for the technology to improve care and ...

AI Clinical Decision Support for CHC Providers and Patients — the Promise and Peril. Dr. Andy Beck, cofounder and CEO of ...

States Are Using Creative Strategies to Help Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities Live Independently. Diane Shields ...

Medicaid payment error rates under H.R. 1 could rise due to work requirements and other changes that make eligibility ...

Julia Berenson, M.Sc., is the former senior research associate to the Commonwealth Fund's executive vice president for programs. In this role, she provided written, analytical, and research support to ...

Twenty-nine U.S. states have laws prohibiting employers from refusing to hire job candidates because they smoke, but 21 states have no such restrictions. Many employers in those 21 states — including ...

The United States is the only wealthy nation in which a large proportion of people lack health insurance coverage. We should all be able to get and afford the health care we need, when we need it. We ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized reforms to Medicare payment for 2024 that will expand access to behavioral health care services. Notably, the reforms increase coverage ...

Countries around the world are grappling with the shared challenges of rising health care costs, physician burnout, and aging populations.1 Yet the United States has long been an outlier in several ...

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 ...