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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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    Q&A: Preparing for Pandemic in Rural Minnesota: How One Critical Access Hospital Is Working to Transform Care Delivery


    By Sarah Klein, Martha Hostetter
    To the Point

    States Don’t Know What’s Happening in Their Short-Term Health Plan Markets and That’s a Problem


    By Dania Palanker, Christina L. Goe
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    Q&A: Response to COVID-19 Lags in Rural Communities


    By Sarah Klein, Martha Hostetter
    To the Point

    When It’s Over, Will Our Health System Be Different?


    By David Blumenthal, M.D.
    Doctor treating patient with COVID-19
    To the Point

    Using Medicaid Waivers to Help States Manage the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis


    By Sara Rosenbaum
    Assessing Underlying State Conditions and Ramp-Up Challenges for the COVID-19 Response
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    Assessing Underlying State Conditions and Ramp-Up Challenges for the COVID-19 Response


    By Jesse C. Baumgartner, David C. Radley, Sara R. Collins, Melinda K. Abrams, Eric C. Schneider, M.D.
    ACA at ten
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    High Stakes: America’s Journey to the Affordable Care Act


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    What Are State Officials Doing to Make Private Health Insurance Work Better for Consumers During the Coronavirus Public Health Crisis?


    By Sabrina Corlette, Kevin Lucia, Madeline O’Brien
    What Are Americans’ Views on the Coronavirus Pandemic?
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    What Are Americans’ Views on the Coronavirus Pandemic?


    By Sara R. Collins, Munira Z. Gunja, David Blumenthal, M.D., Christopher Hollander, Jennifer Wilson
    ACA at 10 years with Liz Fowler
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    ‘A Monumental Effort’: How Obamacare Was Passed


    By Shanoor Seervai
    COVID-19 test
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    Private Health Insurance Coverage in the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency


    By Timothy S. Jost
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    State-Based Marketplaces Find Value, Potential Opportunity for Growth in Small-Business Offering


    By Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia