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Improving Health Care Quality

The Cost of Not Getting Care: Income Disparities in the Affordability of Health Services Across High-Income Countries

Issue Briefs / Nov 16, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

State Public Option Plans Are Making Progress on Reducing Consumer Costs

Blog / Nov 07, 2023

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Advancing Health Equity

How Medical Debt Makes People Sicker — and What We Can Do About It

Podcast / Oct 27, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Can Medicare Beneficiaries Afford Their Health Care?

Publication / Oct 26, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making Americans Sicker and Poorer

Surveys / Oct 26, 2023

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Controlling Health Care Costs

High U.S. Health Care Spending: Where Is It All Going?

Issue Briefs / Oct 04, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

Medicare’s Affordability Problem: A Look at the Cost Burdens Faced by Older Enrollees

Issue Briefs / Sep 19, 2023

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Controlling Health Care Costs

State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look at Policies Across the U.S.

Fund Reports / Sep 07, 2023

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Controlling Health Care Costs

State Protections Against Medical Debt

Maps and Interactives

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Can Older Adults with Employer Coverage Afford Their Health Care?

Issue Briefs / Aug 10, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Rural Americans Struggle with Medical Bills and Health Care Affordability

Blog / Jul 24, 2023

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Achieving Universal Coverage

2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

Scorecard / Jun 22, 2023

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