Whether it’s installing a wheelchair ramp or grab bar for the bathroom, people with complex health and social needs often benefit from interventions beyond medicine. Bruce Chernof, M.D., President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, explores what health pl…
The Commonwealth Fund is recruiting for a new program officer in its New York City office to lead our vulnerable populations grant portfolio. The new position will support the Commonwealth Fund’s Health Care Delivery System Reform program and will feat…
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) halted the risk-adjustment program that spreads the expense of covering high-cost enrollees across health insurers in the individual and small-group markets. In a new post, George…
When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Core…
Last month, legislation intended to help remove barriers preventing generic drugmakers from bringing affordable medicines to market cleared an important hurdle when the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the CREATES (Creating and Restoring Equal Access …
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required most Americans to enroll in a health insurance plan or pay a financial penalty — until Congress got rid of the penalty as part of last year’s tax law. But what would happen if every state followed the lead of Mass…
In a new post on To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Don Moulds, Susan Hayes, Sara Collins, and Rachel Nuzum look at states where Medicaid expansion advocates have used or plan to use the ballot initiative process. They include Maine, Utah, Idaho, Ne…
The Trump administration nearly eliminated federal funding for the “navigator” program that assists people in choosing a health plan. Moreover, it has directed navigators to inform consumers about insurance policies that don’t comply with Affordable Ca…
In a new post on To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Don Moulds, Susan Hayes, Sara Collins, and Rachel Nuzum look at states where Medicaid expansion advocates have used or plan to use the ballot initiative process. They include Maine, Utah, Idaho, Ne…
When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Core…
