As we approach the midterm elections, polls are showing the vast majority of Americans believe that even if you are sick you should be able to find health insurance coverage you can afford. In a new commentary in STAT, Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D., points out that many Republicans are now also onboard with guaranteed coverage for those with preexisting conditions — a tenet of Obamacare.

In a new post on To the Point, Lindsey Browning and Katherine Minnes of the National Association of Medicaid Directors describe how states are extending the use of alternative payment models to behavioral health, safety-net, and long-term-care providers in an effort to improve care for high-need patients.

George Washington University's Sara Rosenbaum and colleagues look at how federal regulations for Medicaid managed care plans are affecting state standards for travel times to physician offices, provider-patient ratios, cultural competency, and more.

Chronically ill patients who receive highly fragmented care — from multiple providers, with few visits per provider — are more likely to visit emergency departments or be admitted to hospitals than chronically ill patients with less fragmented care, according to Commonwealth Fund-supported researchers led by Lisa Kern, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medical College.

Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers at the Long-Term Quality Alliance examined what we know and don’t know about working-age disabled Americans’ needs for long-term support. They share their findings in a new report.

In the second episode of The Dose, host Shanoor Seervai talks with Natacha Lemaire of the French Ministry of Health. Natacha spent a year in the U.S. learning to navigate the health care system for herself and her family.

In a To the Point post celebrating the Commonwealth Fund's centennial, Mary Wakefield, professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, reflects on the Fund’s historic efforts to support health care provision in rural areas, and what needs to be done to address the challenges facing these communities today.