What Is the Economic Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements?
Between 4.6 million and 5.2 million adults would lose Medicaid coverage in 2026 due to proposed work requirements, according to a new report.
How the Pending Supreme Court Decision on Preventive Care Could Affect the Healthcare Industry
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments for a case that threatens coverage of preventive services without cost-sharing. Experts say this could make it significantly harder for patients to access care and lead to higher costs down the road.
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Redefining Payer Operations: Data-Driven Strategies for the Future of Healthcare
This eBook provides actionable strategies, real-world best practices to help payers stay ahead in a value-based care environment.
Report: How Medicaid/SNAP Cuts Could Affect the Economy
Medicaid and SNAP cuts could lead to 1 million jobs lost in just 2026, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
How Can Employers Manage Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025?
Multiple reports indicate that employers can expect rising healthcare costs in 2025. To address these costs, employers are holding their vendor partners accountable and evaluating their health plan and PBM partners.
‘Great on Paper’: Why Primary Care Physicians Are Reluctant To Join Value-Based Care
Many primary care physicians are not participating in value-based payment models. A new study details why and potential solutions.
Report: Higher-Rated MA Plans Are Less Available in Vulnerable Counties
Disadvantaged counties are less likely to have Medicare Advantage plans with 4.5 stars or higher and more likely to have plans with 3.5 stars or lower, a new study found.
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The Top Appointment Scheduling Software for Wellness Clinics
Scheduling software is helpful for wellness business owners in numerous ways. They get everything they need to create appointments, reschedule clients and track cancellations in one platform.
Why the Commonwealth Fund Created a Task Force for Employer-Sponsored Insurance
The Commonwealth Fund recently launched the National Task Force on the Future Role of Employers in the U.S. Health System. In 2025, the task force will release a blueprint of actionable recommendations on how employers can improve their coverage.
Report: Firearm-related Injuries Cost US Healthcare $1B Annually
In just 2020, deaths from gun violence cost the U.S. healthcare system $290 million, or about $6,400 per patient, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund. These costs are mostly covered by Medicaid and other government insurance programs.
Report: 43% of working-age adults are inadequately insured
Of people who were found inadequately insured, 9% were uninsured, 11% had a period without coverage over the past year and 23% had coverage all year but were underinsured, the Commonwealth Fund report showed.
Report: One-fourth of adults with job-based coverage are underinsured
A growing number of patients with private coverage are underinsured, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.
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Immune Support on Demand: Ranking the Top Mobile IV Therapy Companies
Explore the top mobile IV therapy companies boosting immune health on demand, with standout services, expert care and innovative delivery across the U.S.
Top 5 Commonwealth Fund reads offer clues to tackling quality of care issues from local to international level
A review of The Commonwealth Fund‘s top five reports of 2014 offers some important clues on how to address quality of care issues on a local regional and international level. A report that placed the US healthcare system dead last behind Canada and nine European countries emerged as the top publication on the Commonwealth Fund’s […]
Dallas hospital’s rush to blame EHR reflects greater discord, anxieties and provider frustrations
For the past several years, scores of physicians and health systems have bemoaned the mandate of EHRs, taking issue not necessarily with the concept of EHRs as a whole but with the additional workloads that often came with them and the clunkiness of operating them. It can often detract from actual face time with a […]
Quality report: U.S. healthcare comes in dead last – again
A Commonwealth Report evaluating 11 countries’ health systems put the U.S. dead last for the fifth time since the report has been published. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, used criteria such as quality, efficiency and access to care to reach its conclusion. But it […]
Collaborate or die should be title of new report on solo practice EMR adoption
A Commonwealth Fund report had some good news and bad news to impart on electronic medical record adoption by physician practices and a rather stark subtext for the solo physician practices that haven’t yet given up paper records for EMR. On the positive side, from 2009 to 2012 the rate of adoption of EMR by […]