This report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U ...

A growing number of medical practices are backed by private equity investment, a shift that is impacting physician income and ...

Novel medicines hold promise for patients, but rising costs pose affordability and equity challenges for health systems ...

The renewed debate over Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing in the United States reflects a legitimate frustration: ...

Initial numbers show marketplace sign-ups down by more than 1 million people nationwide in 2026, with enrollment expected to ...

This issue of Transforming Care looks at how employees of health care systems are working to make AI useful while also mitigating the risk of harm to patients.

Primary care is critical for population health, health equity, and the overall efficiency of the health care system. 1 It also has been consistently associated with improved life expectancy and ...

In 2026, Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums increased by more than 20 percent, in large part because insurers believe they are facing increased risk due to the expiration of enhanced premium tax ...

The article is part of a partnership between the Commonwealth Fund and the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, N.Y., to explore innovative approaches to the health care challenges facing rural ...

Historically, immigrants who are “lawfully present” in the United States but not citizens have had access to certain benefits, including financial help to purchase health coverage. This explainer ...

Compared to those who are uninsured, people with health coverage tend to live longer, healthier lives — both in terms of clinical outcomes and self-reported health — and have greater financial ...

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 ...