Primary Care Providers Report Seeing More Newly Insured Patients
Most primary care providers report seeing more Medicaid or newly insured patients, and continue to accept new patients, since the ACA’s major coverage provisions took effect, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund. The...
Medicare’s Value-Driven Future
The Medicare program has an array of tools, many provided by the Affordable Care Act, for improving beneficiary care and keeping costs under control. Their purpose is to help Medicare greatly expand the proportion of its payments tied to quality or value. This issue...
Coverage and Financial Security Preserved for Millions of Americans in the Supreme Court Ruling for the Government
Today the Supreme Court decided in favor of the government in the King v. Burwell case. The case had contested the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s premium subsidies in the 34 states that have federally facilitated marketplaces. In a new blog post, The...
Does Medicaid Make a Difference?
Medicaid provides health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, including many who had no coverage before the Affordable Care Act allowed states to extend eligibility for the program. But how well does Medicaid do its job? According to a new Commonwealth Fund...
Americans’ Experiences with Marketplace and Medicaid Coverage
The latest Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey finds the share of uninsured working-age adults was 13 percent in March–May 2015, compared with 20 percent just before the major coverage expansions went into effect. More than half of adults who...
How the Affordable Care Act is Changing Medicare
In addition to expanding health insurance coverage, one of the Affordable Care Act’s goals is to improve Medicare’s benefits, care, and financial outlook. The second report in our Medicare at 50 Years series describes how the law is strengthening the program for...
Oregon Takes Key Step for Affordable Health and Immigrant Inclusion
Basic Health Bill Heads to Governor Kate Brown Inclusion, Affordability and Innovation Coalition For Immediate Release May 26, 2015 Contact: Joseph Santos-Lyons joseph@apano.org 971-340-4861 John Mullin jmullin@oregonlawcenter.org Salem, Ore. - Today the Oregon...
Underinsurance Remains Major Problem for Millions in U.S., Study Finds
Thirty-one million people in the United States were underinsured in 2014, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. The proportion of Americans with health insurance all year but also high deductibles or out-of-pocket expenses relative to income was statistically...
Findings from a Survey of Health Care Delivery Innovation Centers
Health care innovation centers around the country are working to discover, develop, test, and spread new models of care delivery—in hospitals, clinics, and patients’ homes. Between November 2014 and January 2015, The Commonwealth Fund conducted an online survey of...
NYC’s First Lady Explains Ambitious Plan To Improve Mental Health Services
When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio releases his executive budget tomorrow, it will include $54.4 million in new funding for mental health programs across the city. There’s also a promise that that number will increase to $78.3 million the following year. The...
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