July 1, 2002 - In response to documented disparities in access to and quality of health care, health organizations have begun to take steps to identify disparities in their own patient populations. This report analyzes data from a "report card" of quality of care measures designed to identify such disparities.
Fund Report
July 1, 2002 - In this article, the authors discuss computerized physician order entry (CPOE) design, examine barriers to its dissemination, and present strategies for promoting further adoption, concluding that government, employers, and insurers should share the costs of CPOE and fund research into its benefits and means of implementation.
In the Literature
July 1, 2002 - In this policy brief, the authors suggest that a modest Medicare prescription drug benefit could be crafted that provides some coverage to all beneficiaries while protecting those with low incomes and high out-of-pocket expenses.
Issue Brief
June 1, 2002 - This report examines trends in out-of-pocket spending, the components of that spending, and the characteristics of families with high out-of-pocket costs.
Fund Report
May 3, 2002 - The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey shows significant differences in the health care experiences of adults in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Issue Brief
May 1, 2002 - These charts and accompanying article draw on the Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey to make comparisons about patients' access to care in five industrialized countries.
Chartbook
May 1, 2002 - The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey finds a steep decline in the Canadian public's satisfaction with their national health care system over the past 14 years. Echoing public views from 1998, only one of five Canadians participating in the five-nation survey thought the health system was working well.
Data Brief
May 1, 2002 - The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey finds that New Zealanders were more satisfied with their health care system in 2001 than they were in 1998. Yet a majority of adults in New
Zealand continue to believe their nation's health care system needs major improvements.
Data Brief
May 1, 2002 - The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey indicates that Australians are more satisfied with their health care system than they were three years ago. Findings from the survey show a significant decline over a three-year period in the percentage of Australians calling for a complete rebuilding of their health care system, from around 30 percent in 1998 to less than 20 percent in 2001.
Data Brief
May 1, 2002 - The United States continues to lead the world in per person spending on health care. Yet results from The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey indicate that the majority of U.S. adults believe the system requires fundamental reforms or needs to be completely rebuilt.
Data Brief
May 1, 2002 - The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey finds that a majority of British citizens believe their nation's health care system requires major reforms. Yet the survey also finds that the U.K. health care system effectively protects people against medical costs and provides ready access to care without regard to income.
Data Brief
May 1, 2002 - The report profiles a variety of programs around the country that provide interpretation services in health care settings, and also identifies federal, state, local, and private funding sources for interpretation services.
Fund Report
May 1, 2002 - The number of Americans without health insurance is near an all-time high, and various legislative proposals in Congress over the past few years have made little headway in reducing the number or uninsured. Now, members of Congress, as well as the Bush administration, are sponsoring legislation that would allow individuals to receive tax credits toward buying health insurance. This paper addresses the affordability of individual coverage under such a system of tax credits.
Fund Report
May 1, 2002 - In their analysis of Georgia's similar-looking Medicaid and SCHIP programs, the authors present three possible explanations for the differences in access to care between the two populations.
In the Literature
May 1, 2002 - The absence of data on race and ethnicity in health plan and provider databases is a significant barrier in the creation and use of quality-of-care reports for patients of minority groups. In this article, however, the authors show that health plans are able to collect and analyze quality of care data by race/ethnicity.
In the Literature