March 13, 2008 - Research shows that minorities in the United States are in poorer health, have more trouble accessing care, are more likely to be uninsured, and receive lower-quality care more often than other Americans. This new collection of charts can serve as a valuable resource for understanding disparities and formulating solutions.
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August 31, 2007 - Findings from the Kaiser/Commonwealth/Tufts-New England Medical Center 2006 National Survey of Seniors and Prescription Drugs.
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July 19, 2007 - A chartbook from The Commonwealth Fund and the National Opinion Research Center offers a window into the state of retiree health benefits in the U.S.
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May 15, 2007 - This updated Commonwealth Fund chartbook uses data collected by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to compare the health care systems and performance in nine industrialized countries. It reveals that despite spending more than twice as much per capita on health care than other nations, the U.S. spends far less on health information technology.
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February 1, 2007 - A newly updated and revised Fund chartbook documents the pre-Part D landscape of state pharmacy assistance programs, providing an important baseline for assessing states' evolving role and the impact of future policy choices.
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April 6, 2006 - This chartbook uses data collected by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to compare health care systems and performance in nine industrialized countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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October 3, 2005 - The fragmented U.S. health system is fraught with waste and inefficiency, according to a new chartbook from the Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System. The chartbook points to serious disparities in access and quality, yet also highlights opportunities for system reform.
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May 6, 2005 - Forty years after its creation, Medicare has succeeded in ensuring access to needed care and improving provision of preventive services to millions of beneficiaries, who are more satisfied with their care than privately insured adults. But a new Fund chartbook notes Medicare—like the rest of the U.S. health care system—can do more to address gaps in quality and access.
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March 8, 2005 - The health of women in New York City has improved greatly over the past decade, but many women still suffer from preventable conditions. In addition to differences in health between women and men, health disparities also exist among subgroups of women.
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September 14, 2004 - The Commonwealth Fund 2003 International Health Policy Survey provides a comparative perspective on health policy issues in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The 2003 survey consisted of interviews with a sample of hospital chief operating officers or top administrators of the larger hospitals across the five nations.
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September 8, 2004 - Despite increased attention to children's development, many young children fail to receive the social, developmental, and health care support they need to be ready for school, according to a chartbook released by The Commonwealth Fund and Child Trends.
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August 9, 2004 - States are trying to figure out whether their existing pharmacy benefits can "wrap around" the new Medicare prescription drug benefit to fill in its gaps in coverage. A new Commonwealth Fund chartbook offers comprehensive information on the 38 state pharmacy assistance programs now in place, including how their coverage compares with the new Medicare benefit.
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May 25, 2004 - This is the first comprehensive national report on the quality of pediatric care. The researchers, Sheila Leatherman and Douglas McCarthy, reviewed over 500 studies and created 40 charts that provide a portrait of the current state of pediatric health care.
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February 2, 2004 - This chartbook provides analysis of Medicare expenditures, program performance, characteristics of beneficiaries, experience with private plans, and experiences with prescription drugs.
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October 1, 2003 - Nearly half (45%) of Hispanics under age 65 and two-thirds (65%) of working-age Hispanics with low incomes were uninsured for all or part of the year in 2000, according to a new analysis by The Commonwealth Fund.
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