Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...

As enrollment in ACA-compliant coverage becomes more challenging, insurance products and arrangements that do not meet ACA standards will become more prevalent.

The article is part of a partnership between the Commonwealth Fund and the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, N.Y., to explore innovative approaches to the health care challenges facing rural ...

Despite the critical role of primary care physicians (PCPs) in preventive care and chronic disease management, PCPs lack support for their mental and physical well-being, resulting in pervasive ...

Primary care is facing existential challenges — from lower relative investment compared to specialty care to clinician burnout — which are particularly acute in rural communities. 1 For the more than ...

The article is part of a partnership between the Commonwealth Fund and the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, N.Y., to explore innovative approaches to the health care challenges facing rural ...

Why a State Medicare Scorecard? Medicare, established 60 years ago, provides health care coverage for more than 68 million Americans, including nearly all adults age 65 and older as well as 7 million ...

Compared to those who are uninsured, people with health coverage tend to live longer, healthier lives — both in terms of clinical outcomes and self-reported health — and have greater financial ...

In the United States, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher for someone giving birth in Louisiana than in California, and a child born in Mississippi is nearly ...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to improve access to care for low-income and uninsured patients at safety-net hospitals and clinics. Over the years, however, critics have argued that the ...

Medicaid is an essential source of health coverage for one in five Americans, providing access to care for low-income families, communities of color, people with disabilities, and other underserved ...

When private equity firms buy your local hospital, your primary care doctor’s office, or your local nursing home, they profit. But what happens to those health care institutions, the patients they ...