New Commonwealth Fund Report: Consumer Cost-Sharing in Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plans Increased Modestly From 2015 to 2016
Out-of-pocket costs such as copayments and deductibles rose moderately in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans between 2015 and 2016, for the more than 40 percent of enrollees who are not receiving cost-sharing subsidies, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - May 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Commonwealth Fund Report: Federal ACA Marketplace Enrollees Whose Plans Qualify for Cost-Sharing Reductions Can Expect Out-of-Pocket Costs to Vary by Plan
Out-of-pocket costs for people who qualify for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) cost-sharing reductions vary widely by plan, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study examining plans available in the largest markets in 38 states using the federal marketplace.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - March 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Analysis of Death Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Finds Substance Abuse and Suicide Only Partly to Blame for Higher-Than-Expected Mortality; Progress Has Halted or Reversed for Most Diseases
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - January 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Study: Low-Income People are More Likely to Have Insurance and Be Able to Afford Health Care in States That Expanded Medicaid Eligibility, Regardless of State Approach
Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, were more likely to be insured and to report fewer problems paying medical bills or skipping prescriptions because of cost than adults in Texas, which did not expand coverage, according to a Commonwealth Fund-supported study released in Health Affairs today.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - January 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Commonwealth Fund State Health System Scorecard Finds More Improvement Than Decline Nationwide
States’ health care systems improved more than they declined since they were measured in the 2014 scorecard and access to health care expanded across the nation, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 state health care system scorecard.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - December 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New International Survey: One-Quarter of U.S. Primary Care Doctors Say Their Practices Are Not Prepared to Manage Sickest Patients; 84% Not Prepared for Severely Mentally Ill Patients
Twenty-four percent of U.S. primary care doctors say their practices are not well prepared to manage care for patients with multiple chronic illnesses and 84 percent are not well prepared for severely mentally ill patients, according to findings from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 International Health Policy Survey published in the December issue of Health Affairs.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - December 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Index Finds Costs Unaffordable for a Quarter of Working-Age Adults with Private Health Insurance
Health care costs are unaffordable for 25 percent of privately insured working-age adults, according to the Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Index. The new index identifies 30 percent of people with moderate incomes and 53 percent with low incomes as having unaffordable health care costs. People with exposure to high health care costs relative to their incomes were the most likely to skip needed health care and not fill prescriptions.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - November 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Spends More on Health Care Than Other High-Income Nations But Has Lower Life Expectancy, Worse Health
The U.S. spent more per person on health care than 12 other high-income nations in 2013, while seeing the lowest life expectancy and some of the worst health outcomes among this group, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - October 8, 2015 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
US Spends More on Health Care Than Other High-Income Nations But Has Lower Life Expectancy, Worse Health
The U.S. spent more per person on health care than 12 other high-income nations in 2013, while seeing the lowest life expectancy and some of the worst health outcomes among this group, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - October 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New ACA Marketplace Findings: Premium Costs For Lower-Income Enrollees Similar To Those With Employer Coverage; Many Who Say They Can't Find An Affordable ACA Plan Could Qualify For Subsidies
Six in 10 marketplace enrollees and 55 percent of those with employer plans reported they pay either nothing or less than $125 a month for individual coverage, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - September 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Report: Little or No Competition in Medicare Advantage Insurance Markets in 97% of U.S. Counties
There is little or no competition in Medicare Advantage insurance markets in 97 percent of U.S. counties, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report, which also finds that of the 100 counties with the greatest number of Medicare beneficiaries, 81 lacked significant competition.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - August 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Survey Finds Many Primary Care Physicians Have Negative Views of the Use of Quality Metrics and Penalties for Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions
Half of the nation's primary care physicians view the increased use of quality-of-care metrics and financial penalties for unnecessary hospitalizations as potentially troubling for patient care, according to a new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - August 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has been elected to the Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors, effective immediately. She currently serves as foreign secretary for the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) and sits on several other boards and advisory committees.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - July 31, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Report: Experiences with Medicaid Coverage as Good or Better Than Private Coverage, Beneficiaries Say
In 2014, 95 percent of people who got their health insurance through Medicaid and were covered all year had a regular doctor, and 55 percent said they received excellent or very good care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Kaiser –Commonwealth Fund Survey: Most Primary Care Providers Report Seeing More Medicaid or Newly Insured Patients Since January 2014, But Little Change in Ability to Provide Quality Care
The first in a series of reports on a comprehensive new survey finds most primary care doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants report an increase in Medicaid or newly insured patients since the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) major coverage provisions took effect, yet little change in their ability to provide high-quality care.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
