June 24, 2005 - The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults, conducted from September to November of 2004, presents new information on the health and financial security of adults ages 50 to 70. The survey finds widespread support among older adults for policies that would help them save for their future health and long-term care costs not covered by Medicare, as well as broad support for policies that would allow them to buy into Medicare before age 65.
December 28, 2004 - The first in a new Fund series of online surveys of health care experts finds broad consensus that covering the uninsured and improving quality and safety of care should be Congress' top two health care priorities over the next five years. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, is designed to provide an ongoing measure of expert views of health policy priorities and options for addresing key issues.
October 27, 2004 - According to this survey of patients in five industrialized nations, a serious shortfall in the delivery of safe, effective, timely, or patient-centered primary care is an international problem.
August 6, 2004 - This survey assessed insurance status, medical debt, the importance of health care as an election issue, policy options for paying for care and covering the uninsured, and more.