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Most ACOs Have Preferred Networks of Skilled Nursing Facilities
Most accountable care organizations have formed preferred networks of skilled nursing facilities to improve care coordination, reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions, and shorten hospitalizations, according to a new Commonwealth Fund–supported study …
The Relationship Between Physician Practice Size and the Quality and Cost of Care
Large physician practices spend more per person and their patients are readmitted to the hospital at a higher rate than the smallest practices, find Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers led by Lawrence P. Casalino, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medical Col…
Examining Market Concentration Among Providers and Plans
Over the past several decades, consolidation among health care providers and insurers has increased their market power and driven up health care prices and premiums. In a new study, Brent D. Fulton, Daniel R. Arnold, and Richard M. Scheffler of the U.C…
Medicare Spending Growth for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries Has Trended Down Since 2011
Individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits — known as dual-eligible beneficiaries, or duals — make up a disproportionately high share of Medicare spending. While duals’ high level of spending is well established, less is known abou…
Seeking Program Officer for the Vulnerable Populations Grant Portfolio
The Commonwealth Fund is recruiting for a new program officer to lead our vulnerable populations grant portfolio. The New York City–based position will support the Commonwealth Fund’s Health Care Delivery System Reform program. The program officer will…
The Role of States in Regulating Short-Term Health Plans
The Trump administration last week issued a final rule reversing federal limits on short-term health coverage, allowing such plans to become a long-term alternative to individual-market coverage. Starting in October, insurers will be allowed to sell sh…
Interactive Map: Explore What States Are Doing to Affect Access
Use our new map to explore actions taken by states that will affect their residents’ access to adequate health coverage, including steps to promote competition in the ACA marketplaces, provide reinsurance to participating carriers, and more.
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Impact of Expanding Health Savings Accounts
The U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to allow more people to open health savings accounts (HSAs). Sherry Glied of New York University and Dahlia Remler of Baruch College explain why these new tax breaks, which will cost more than $40 billio…
Medicare Could Save $2.8 Billion in a Single Year If Prices Could Be Negotiated, Report Finds
By allowing the federal government to negotiate with drug makers, Medicare and its beneficiaries could save an estimated $2.8 billion in a single year for the top 20 most commonly prescribed medicines, according to a new analysis by Democrats on the Se…
