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September 19, 2024 at 1:49 PM

U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last in New 10-Nation Study

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September 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM

The Connection: The Election Outcome and Medicaid; Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement; What If the ACA Were Repealed; and More

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September 5, 2024 at 7:56 PM

Let’s Restore Balance to the Health System by Strengthening Primary Care

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August 19, 2024 at 7:12 PM

The Connection: International Comparison of Women’s Health Care; Unexpected Medical Bills and Coverage Denials; What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election for Women’s Health; and More

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August 8, 2024 at 4:17 PM

New Survey Finds Health Centers Resilient in Face of Rising Challenges

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August 1, 2024 at 1:41 PM

Millions of Insured Americans Face Unexpected Medical Bills and Coverage Denials

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July 29, 2024 at 7:43 PM

The Connection: Scorecard on Women’s Health; Fate of Free Preventive Care; Unfulfilled Home Health Care Referrals; and More

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July 19, 2024 at 7:57 AM

New State Scorecard Reveals Wide Disparities in Women’s Health and Reproductive Care

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July 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM

The Connection: Reducing Medicaid Churn; Health Plans’ Role in Cutting Greenhouse Gases; Delays in Antidiscrimination Regulations; and More

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July 11, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Commonwealth Fund Mourns the Passing of Longtime Board Member and Health Care Leader Jim Tallon

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July 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM

The Connection: Increasing Coverage Through “Easy Enrollment”; New Medicaid/CHIP Rules to Improve Quality and Equity; Supporting Informal Caregivers; and More

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June 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM

The Connection: Maternal Mortality in U.S. and Abroad; Transforming Maternity Care; Approaches to Hospital Global Budgeting; and More

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June 4, 2024 at 2:41 PM

U.S. Maternal Death Rate Far Higher Than in Other High-Income Countries

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May 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM

The Connection: A Better Way to Pay for Primary Care; Envisioning Equitable Health Care; Getting Dreamers Coverage; and More

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May 6, 2024 at 7:55 PM

The Connection: Bridging Public Health and Social Movements; Rethinking U.S. Health Care; Diversity in Medical Illustration; and More

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April 22, 2024 at 5:08 PM

The Connection: Racial Disparities in Health Across U.S.; Access to Mental Health Care in School; Effects of Medicaid Unwinding; and More

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April 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM

Stark Racial Disparities in Health Persist Across States, New Report Finds

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April 9, 2024 at 1:48 PM

The Connection: Alternative to Public Option Plans; Future of Medicaid Work Requirements; Primary Care Around the World; and More

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March 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM

The Connection: Medicare Advantage and Primary Care; Potential of Auto-Enrollment; Direct Care Worker Shortage; and More

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March 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM

The Connection: What Health Centers Think of Value-Based Payment; the IRA and Health Care Sustainability; Meeting Behavioral Health Needs; and More

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February 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM

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February 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM

Health Care Workers Often Witness Racism and Discrimination at Their Jobs

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February 12, 2024 at 8:52 PM

The Connection: Health Care’s Response to Gun Violence; Survey on Discrimination in Health Facilities; All About Medicare Advantage; and More

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February 1, 2024 at 1:39 PM

Everything You Need to Know About Medicare Advantage

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January 24, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Joseph Betancourt Looks Back on a Shifting U.S. Health Care Landscape

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January 22, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The Connection: Improving Community Health; Herring Fishing and Health Policy; Hospital Financial Assistance Programs; and More

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January 12, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Hi, You're Invited to Take Our Five-Question Survey

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January 9, 2024 at 2:41 PM

The Connection: Measuring Drivers of Health; Pitfalls in Drug Pricing Negotiations; Growth of Medicare Advantage; and More

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December 22, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Happy Holidays from the Commonwealth Fund

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December 21, 2023 at 4:17 PM

Hi, You're Invited to Take Our Five-Question Survey

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December 20, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Margaret A. Hamburg Elected Commonwealth Fund Board Chair

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December 11, 2023 at 8:03 PM

The Connection: Coverage Loss During Medicaid Unwinding; Medicare Drug Pricing Reforms; Public Health Crisis of Gun Violence; and More

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November 27, 2023 at 6:26 PM

The Connection: Relief for Family Caregivers; State Marketplace Innovations; Americans’ Health Cost Burdens; and More

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November 13, 2023 at 9:57 PM

The Connection: Care Unaffordable for Medicare Beneficiaries; Youth Behavioral Health Crisis; Support for Family Caregivers; and More

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October 30, 2023 at 3:55 PM

The Connection: Unaffordable Health Care; Medical Debt Is Making Us Sick; Toll of Unpaid Family Caregiving; and More

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October 26, 2023 at 1:29 PM

Regardless of Coverage, Many Americans Can’t Afford Their Health Care, New Study Shows

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October 16, 2023 at 4:24 PM

The Connection: Georgia’s New Medicaid Waiver; Restricting Short-Term Health Plans; High U.S. Health Care Spending; and More

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October 9, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Commonwealth Fund President Joseph Betancourt Elected to National Academy of Medicine

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October 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM

The Connection: Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices; Older Americans’ Struggle with Medical Costs; Long-Term Care Gaps Across States; and More

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September 19, 2023 at 2:34 PM

The Connection: Protecting Consumers from Medical Debt; Pathways to Drug Price Negotiations; Deceptive Marketing by Medicare Plans; and More

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August 21, 2023 at 5:54 PM

The Connection: Older Adults with Employer Coverage; Value-Based Payment and Health Equity; Dissatisfied Primary Care Physicians; and More

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August 7, 2023 at 6:19 PM

The Connection: Integrating Behavioral Health Care; Reducing Health Systems’ Carbon Emissions; Improving Youth Mental Health Care; and More

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July 24, 2023 at 7:48 PM

The Connection: Diversity in Medical Education; Women in Cardiology; Value-Based Payment for Drugs; and More

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July 10, 2023 at 6:39 PM

The Connection: Diversity and Excellence in Medical Education; Culturally Competent Care for Women; Urban–Rural Health Disparities; and More

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June 23, 2023 at 4:47 PM

The Connection: Scorecard Ranks States on Health Care; PBMs and Drug Pricing Reforms; Saving Lives in the Overdose Epidemic; and More

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June 12, 2023 at 7:05 PM

The Connection: Health Centers and the Public Health Emergency; Improving Access to Behavioral Health Care; Maternal Health and Medicaid; and More

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May 19, 2023 at 5:43 PM

The Connection: Youth Mental Health Crisis; Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage; Reducing Suicide Through Community-Based Care; and More

Having trouble viewing this email? View online The Connection A roundup of recent Fund publications, charts, multimedia, and other timely content. May 19, 2023 States Can Help the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis In 20…

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May 8, 2023 at 7:58 PM

The Connection: Racism in NYC Health Care; Midwives and the Maternal Health Crisis; Medicaid Work Requirements; and More

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April 24, 2023 at 8:08 PM

The Connection: A California Public Option Plan; Bias in AI; Gun Violence and the U.S. Health System; and More

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April 21, 2023 at 3:10 PM

New Podcast: Understanding Obesity as a Disease

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