The Small Business Health Options Program: The Potential and the Pitfalls

The Small Business Health Options Program: The Potential and the Pitfalls

February 8, 2012 - A set of Commonwealth Fund–supported Health Affairs articles examines the potential of the Affordable Care Act's Small Business Health Care Options Program to provide affordable options for small employers who now face high premiums and administrative costs when they insure their employees. Read ›

The Income Divide in Health Care

The Income Divide in Health Care

February 7, 2012 - Adults in low- and moderate-income families are more likely to be uninsured, to lack a regular source of health care, and to struggle to get the health care they need compared to those in higher-income families, according to this new Commonwealth Fund survey. Read ›

Four Health Care Organizations' Efforts to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs

Four Health Care Organizations' Efforts to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs

January 17, 2012 - Read a new series of case studies of four diverse health care organizations participating in the Brookings–Dartmouth ACO Pilot Program, launched to support selected provider groups that are collaborating with private payers to form accountable care organizations (ACOs). Also available is a recording of recent webinar about lessons from the case studies. Read ›

Commonwealth Fund Leadership Transition

Commonwealth Fund Leadership Transition

January 9, 2012 - Read a message from Samuel C. Fleming, chair of The Commonwealth Fund Board's Search Committee for The Commonwealth Fund's next president. Read ›

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down in Dec. 2012

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down in Dec. 2012

November 21, 2011 - Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation's health care system, announced her last day will be December 31, 2012. Read ›

Health Policy Reform

Visit the Health Reform Resource Center

Use our timeline and interactive tool to explore the provisions and regulations of the Affordable Care Act. New: essential benefits bulletin. Read ›

Health Care Delivery

Accountable Care Organizations: Commonwealth Fund Resources

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its final regulations for accountable care organizations (ACOs), which are groups of health care providers that provide coordinated care. Check out our ACO Resource Page for Commonwealth Fund publications and blog posts on ACOs. Read ›

Blog

February 8, 2012

Making the SHOP Exchanges Work ›

Many small employers—which make up the vast majority of American businesses—struggle to afford and manage health insurance for their employees. Timothy Jost discusses how the SHOP exchanges will make it easier for small employers to offer affordable plans. Read ›

Newsletters

HEALTH POLICY WEEK IN REVIEW

February 6, 2012 ›

States may opt for small-business model for essential benefits, commissioner says; Medicare Advantage premiums down, enrollment up; HHS says seniors in Medicare doughnut hole saved $604 on average in 2011; and more. Read ›

Quality Matters

December 2011/January 2012 ›

A look at the development and use of patient-reported outcome measures, and an interview with Eugene Nelson, D.Sc., M.P.H., director of the Population Health Measurement Program at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Read ›

Multimedia

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2011 International Health Ministers' Policy Roundtable

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What Health Reform Means for Safety Net Providers

This podcast examines the implications of the Affordable Care Act for the nation's safety net health care providers, which include clinics and hospitals that serve low-income patients and those who have no insurance.

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HEALTH SYSTEM DATA CENTER

Interactive U.S. Map Offers State Rankings and Results

Visit an interactive map to view state-specific rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance. You can also compare states and generate custom tables and bar charts. Go ›

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY CENTER

Browse Publications and Create Custom Charts

Visit the new International Health Policy Center to browse content by country or topic and create custom tables and charts using data from our international health policy surveys from 2006 to 2011. Go ›

A Health Care Quality Improvement Resource

WhyNotTheBest.org is a quality improvement resource for health care professionals. It offers a powerful benchmarking tool to compare hospitals on more than 100 measures of health care quality and safety, patient experiences, and outcomes, as well as an interactive map to explore health system performance at the national, state, and regional levels. Go ›