We are a foundation dedicated to

Affordable, quality health care.

For everyone.

We support independent research on health care issues and make grants to promote better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency in health care, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including people of color, people with low income, and those who are uninsured.
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Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System

The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System seeks to articulate a vision for how U.S. federal authority, resources, and leadership can join to create a national public health infrastructure, one that improves health and equity every day and enhances the nation’s preparedness for future crises.

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Featured Figures

52%

52 percent of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum period, and Black women are 2.5 times more likely than white women to die from a pregnancy-related condition.
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Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer

53%

53 percent of unvaccinated people would prefer to get vaccinated at their doctor’s office
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patient getting COVID vaccine from their primary care physician

30%

28 states saw drug overdose deaths increase by more than 30 percent, amid the social isolation and economic stress of the pandemic in 2020.
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Emergency workers take overdose patient to hospital

Our Areas of Focus

Commonwealth Fund grantees and staff experts focus on our health care system’s most pressing issues.

Achieving Universal Coverage

The United States is the only wealthy nation in which a large proportion of people lack health insurance coverage. We should all be able to get and afford the health care we need, when we need it. We track U.S. progress toward that goal nationally and by state.

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Focus Area universal coverage

Controlling Health Care Costs

The United States spends more per person on health care than any other wealthy nation, and so do American families. How can we ensure that health care is affordable for individuals, families, and government?

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Focus Area cost

Advancing Health Equity

Our nation’s legacy of racism is embedded in our health care system. For many people of color, this legacy has meant less access to quality care and poorer health outcomes. We research and promote the policies and practices needed to achieve an antiracist health system that helps people of color to thrive.

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Focus Area Equity

Improving Health Care Quality

People need the right care at the right time. We explore how our health system can work smarter and better.

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Focus Area Quality