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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Visits: A Rebound Emerges

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New Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses

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Preparing for the Next Wave of COVID-19 Hotspots

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The COVID-19 Crisis Is Giving States That Haven’t Expanded Medicaid New Reasons to Reconsider

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COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold in the U.S. and across the globe, the Commonwealth Fund is committed to sharing evidence-based policy options and analysis to help respond to the crisis. We are particularly concerned with society’s most vulnerable and the programs and policies that affect their ability to access health care and other critical services.

Covid19 Resources

Commonwealth Fund resources related to COVID-19 can be found on this page. For a comprehensive set of COVID-19 resources, please visit the websites of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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The 2020 International Profiles of Health Care Systems: A Useful Resource for Interpreting Country Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The 2020 International Profiles of Health Care Systems: A Useful Resource for Interpreting Country Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic


By Roosa Tikkanen, George A. Wharton, Ana Djordjevic, Elias Mossialos, Reginald D. Williams II
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Essential Social Services Are Struggling to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis


By Mekdes Tsega, Kristin Giantris, Tanya Shah
Erin Clark, M.D., associate professor and division director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Utah Health, offers a virtual visit.
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Maternity Care, Interrupted


By Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein, Laurie Zephyrin, M.D.
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The Invisible COVID Workforce: Direct Care Workers for Those with Disabilities


By Kristi L. Kirschner, M.D., Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.D., Tanya Shah
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Pandemic Shock Threatens to Undermine Outpatient Care


By Eric C. Schneider, M.D., Tanya Shah
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Visits: A Rebound Emerges


By Ateev Mehrotra, Michael Chernew, David Linetsky, Hilary Hatch, David Cutler
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During the COVID-19 Crisis, State Health Insurance Marketplaces Are Working to Enroll the Uninsured


By Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia
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Broadening Medicare’s Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to Save Health Care Providers That Serve Our Most Vulnerable Populations


By Sara Rosenbaum, Morgan Handley
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In the Age of COVID-19, Short-Term Plans Fall Short for Consumers


By Emily Curran, Kevin Lucia, JoAnn Volk, Dania Palanker
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COVID-19 Highlights Problems with Our Generic Supply Chain


By Lovisa Gustafsson
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Ensuring People Have the Medicaid Coverage They Need During the Economic Crisis


By Cindy Mann, Elizabeth E. Dervan
How Germany’s Approach to COVID-19 Sets the Country Apart
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How Germany’s Approach to COVID-19 Sets the Country Apart


By Shanoor Seervai
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