Publications
We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.
Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families
August 20, 2008 - This Commonwealth Fund report, which draws on four years of survey data, finds 41 percent of working-age Americans—or 72 million people—have medical bill problems or are paying off medical debt, up from 34 percent in 2005.
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Quality Matters: Quality Improvement or Research?
July 24, 2008 - The federal government's action against a large quality improvement project in Michigan last year left many clinicians uncertain as to whether such projects are subject to the regulations for the protection of human research subjects. Plus, case studies of how two health care organizations approach quality improvement activities.
Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Future of Long-Term Care
July 21, 2008 - More than two-thirds of respondents to the latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey believe it is important that the health reform plans of the presidential candidates address the quality and financing of long-term care.
Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008
July 17, 2008 - In its first health system scorecard released two years ago, The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System found that the United States fell far short of benchmarks for access, quality, efficiency, and other key measures of health system performance. This 2008 edition of the scorecard paints an even bleaker picture.
Colocating Health Services: A Way to Improve Coordination of Children's Health Care?
July 9, 2008 - Pediatric practices wishing to strengthen their capacity to serve as medical homes may want to consider colocating with other providers and services. A new Fund issue brief describes how colocating services--from mental health to nutritional counseling--in the same setting can enhance a practice's ability to address the multiple needs of families.
