Publications

The Commonwealth Fund produces more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce several newsletters, including The Commonwealth Fund Connection, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.

U.S. Still Not Getting Good Value for Its Health Care Dollars

June 23, 2010 - Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last overall compared to six other industrialized countries—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—on measures of health system performance in five areas: quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives, according to this Commonwealth Fund report.

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The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Small Businesses

September 2, 2010 - More than 16 million employees work in small businesses that could benefit from provisions in the Affordable Care Act, starting this year. The credits are designed to offset health insurance premium costs and help small businesses afford and maintain health insurance coverage for their employees.

Long-Term Care: Getting on the Agenda and Knowing What to Propose

August 25, 2010 - This Fund-supported article in Medical Care Research and Review looks at trends in long-term care reform.

Electronic Medical Record Adoption in New Zealand

August 24, 2010 - This issue brief describes New Zealand's primary health care system, discusses its successes and challenges in adopting and promoting health IT, and draws lessons for the United States.

Opinion Networks Among Long-Term Care Specialists

August 20, 2010 - This study discusses findings from a Commonwealth Fund–supported survey of 1,147 long-term care specialists. The authors’ goal was to describe the various networks of LTC specialists and assess the relationship between group characteristics and attitudes toward financing and regulatory reform.