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Our Scorecard ranks every state’s health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care. Read the report to see health care rankings by state.

Special Populations

These surveys examine coverage and access among specific populations, such as young adults and older adults, as well as our 1998 Women's and Men's Health Survey.

Featured In This Series: Young, Uninsured, and in Debt: Why Young Adults Lack Health Insurance and How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping—Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Tracking Survey of Young Adults, 2011

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Improving Health Care Quality

Young, Uninsured, and in Debt: Why Young Adults Lack Health Insurance and How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping—Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Tracking Survey of Young Adults, 2011

In 2011, 13.7 million young adults ages 19 to 25 stayed on or joined their parents' health plans, including 6.6 million who would likely not have been able to do so before passage of the Affordable Care Act, according to this Commonwealth Fund report. But not all young adults have parents with health plans they can join, and many still experience gaps in coverage and face medical bill problems and medical debt.

Issue Briefs / Jun 08, 2012

Improving Health Care Quality

The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Young Adults

This Commonwealth Fund survey finds an overwhelming majority of young adults think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation. The survey found that nearly half—45 percent—or approximately 20 million young adults between the ages of 19 and 29 were uninsured at some time during the past year.

Surveys / Dec 18, 2009

Improving Health Care Quality

The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults

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.

Surveys / Jun 24, 2005