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How the Affordable Care Act Has Narrowed Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Care

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Health Care in 2019: Year in Review

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A Tale of Two Systems: Primary Care Physicians in the U.S. and the Netherlands Reflect on Their Work

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International Survey: Primary Care Physicians in U.S. Struggle More to Coordinate Care and Communicate with Other Providers But Offer Patients More Health IT Tools

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The Slowdown in Medicare Spending Growth for Baby Boomers and Older Beneficiaries

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The Commonwealth Fund produces more than 200 freely available publications a year. Many of the issue briefs are listed in PubMed. We also produce several newsletters, including The Commonwealth Fund Connection, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report. Our author guidelines are also available. Please contact Paul Frame, [email protected], regarding permissions.

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    Celebrating International Universal Health Coverage Day: How Three Countries Succeeded, One Step at a Time


    By Roosa Tikkanen, Elizabeth Fowler
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    A Tale of Two Systems: Primary Care Physicians in the U.S. and the Netherlands Reflect on Their Work


    By Noam Levey
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    International Survey: Primary Care Physicians in U.S. Struggle More to Coordinate Care and Communicate with Other Providers But Offer Patients More Health IT Tools


    By Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Arnav Shah, Eric C. Schneider, M.D.
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    How Medicaid Can Help Solve America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis


    By Shanoor Seervai
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    Health Care in America: The Values and Experiences That Could Shape Health Reform


    By Eric C. Schneider, M.D., Arnav Shah, Corinne Lewis, Shanoor Seervai
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    Why Google’s Move into Patient Information Is a Big Deal


    By David Blumenthal, M.D.
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    Increasing Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Could Reduce Maternal Deaths and Improve Outcomes


    By Laurie Zephyrin, M.D., Akeiisa Coleman, Rachel Nuzum, Yaphet Getachew
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    Trends in Employer Health Care Coverage, 2008–2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families


    By Sara R. Collins, David C. Radley, Jesse C. Baumgartner
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    Average Employee Premium Contribution and Deductible as Percent of Median Household Income, by State, 2018


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    D.C. Circuit Judges Hear Oral Arguments in Association Health Plans Case


    By Timothy S. Jost
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    Health Care Has a Bias Problem: Here’s How to Fix It


    By Shanoor Seervai
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    Health Plans That Don’t Comply with the ACA Put Consumers at Risk


    By Shanoor Seervai, Munira Z. Gunja, Sara R. Collins