Publications
We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.
The 2008 Presidential Candidates' Health Reform Proposals: Choices For America
October 2, 2008 - This analysis examines key differences and areas of agreement in the health system reform proposals of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. The report describes how each candidate would seek to expand health insurance coverage, improve the quality and efficiency of the health system, and control costs
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Testimony--Using What Works: Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program as a Base for Health Care Reform
September 18, 2008 - In invited testimony before a congressional subcommittee, Karen Davis said that Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program "warrant serious consideration as building blocks for a new system of seamless coverage for America's 46 million uninsured people."
Quality Matters: Health Care Process Improvement
September 18, 2008 - A look at trends in health care process improvement, and a case study of an ophthalmology practice that applied manufacturing techniques to streamline work processes and improve access to care.
Continuous Innovation in Health Care: Implications of the Geisinger Experience
September 10, 2008 - Through innovations like patient-centered medical homes, chronic disease management, and bundled payment of acute-care episodes, Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania is improving its quality of care and achieving better outcomes for patients, while at the same time lowering costs and increasing value.
The Continuing Cost of Privatization: Extra Payments to Medicare Advantage
September 5, 2008 - Private health plans serving Medicare beneficiaries will be paid an average 12.4 percent more per enrollee in 2008 compared to what the same enrollee would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund.
