In North Carolina, eligibility for Medicaid and other social services is completed by county staff, which consists of 100 ...

In the U.S., the maternal mortality rate is greater than in other high-income countries, with persistent racial and ethnic ...

Dental benefits for adults in Medicaid are a frequent target for budget cuts; state budget shortfalls could make cuts more ...

Policymakers have several options to reduce churn in Medicaid enrollment, including expanding continuous eligibility and ...

Senior Research Associate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University Hannah Silverman, M.P.H., is a senior research associate ...

Kian Azimpoor, J.D., is an attorney with Foley Hoag, LLP, in Washington, D.C., where he advises a broad range of health care providers, life sciences companies, medical device manufacturers, and ...

The budget reconciliation bill — which moves to the Senate this week — includes proposals from Republicans in Congress that will make it harder for people to enroll in marketplace health plans and ...

Enrollment in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces has more than doubled since 2021, with 24 million Americans signing up for coverage in 2025. Premium tax credits help ...

Between 1999 and 2023, drug- and alcohol-related deaths more than doubled for women of reproductive age — 15 to 44 — with wide variation across states. Fatal drug overdoses tripled for the same group ...

Nicole Amodio, M.P.H., is a research assistant at Yale School of Medicine, where she drove a mixed-methods study aimed at understanding factors influencing access to and perceived effectiveness of ...

Value-based payment (VBP) — which ties health care reimbursement to quality and cost outcomes — has gained traction across the health care sector. Primary care providers participating in VBP ...

What types of projects do you fund? The Commonwealth Fund carries out its mission by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy.