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Annual Medicare spending is expected to double over the next 10 years, as baby boomers age and people live longer on average. And Medicaid will also see greater demand given that it provides coverage to more than 4.6 million low-income seniors.
In this edition of our New Directions podcast, we look at why prices for prescription drugs are so high in the United States.
A new Commonwealth Fund podcast explores what repeal of the Affordable Care Act might mean for individuals and for the nation. Leighton Ku of the Center for Health Policy Research at George Washington University discusses his study, which found
India is home to Narayana Health, a chain of specialty care hospitals that delivers state-of-the-art medical services at a fraction of the cost charged here in the U.S. Sandy Hausman interviews Dr. Krishna Udayakumar of Duke University’s Global
MediCallHome is a subscription-based medical hotline that offers 24/7 to a doctor to resolve your minor medical issues. It's the model for a Spanish-language phone service for employers and consumers north of the border, too.
More than 60 percent of Brazil’s 200 million people are served by a model of primary care with community health workers at its center.
Basic Needs is a mental health program that is establishing self-help groups and changing public attitudes in Kenya and 12 other African and Asian nations. Producer Sandy Hausman interviews its founder as part of our new series on frugal innova
As the nation debates whether to replace or amend the Affordable Care Act, we’ll look at trends in health insurance provided by employers. Fifty-seven percent of adults under the age of 65 get coverage through their job—a benefit companies hav
Prescription drug spending, a significant driver of overall health care costs, has been rising rapidly over the last few years. This episode explores the reasons for higher drug prices, including the introduction of new high-value medications,
As more and more health insurers and providers merge, it’s important to look at the potential impact on the cost and quality of health care.
What's behind the drop in cost hospital readmissions?
Greater use of medical technology and pharmaceutical drugs, as well as high prices, all contribute to high U.S. health spending, according to The Commonwealth Fund's latest cross-national spending brief. But Americans do not see better health o
This episode offers an update on Medicaid—how the program has changed under the Affordable Care Act and what reforms we may see in the months and years to come. The Commonwealth Fund's Sara Collins discusses Medicaid enrollees’ satisfaction wit
A new podcast examines what the lack of insurance coverage has meant for racial and ethnic minority groups in this country and how the Affordable Care Act might change that. It also looks at resources designed to educate patients about their h
The Affordable Care Act creates new opportunities to integrate behavioral health and primary care. This episode looks at the challenges and benefits of coordinating physical and mental health care through interviews with The University of Washi
To improve decision-making at the health care provider level, policies that blend financial and non-financial incentives are being developed and tested. A new initiative called Incentives 2.0 is exploring this new type of payment reform. Hear f
Learn how health IT can dramatically change health care delivery by improving communication and saving time—and can even save lives by providing key information at the right time.
Navigators are hired to help the public sign up for and choose a health insurance policy through online exchanges, or marketplaces, established by the Affordable Care Act. But some states have laws or regulations that are making it hard for nav
As the nation moves to provide high-quality care for more people at lower cost, the pressure is on to provide real value. A new Commonwealth Fund program on breakthrough opportunities in health care intends to zoom in on new and unconventional
About one-quarter of American workers are employed by companies with fewer than 50 people on the payroll, and until now, insurers have charged these employers more for health insurance. In this episode, The Commonwealth Fund's Sara Collins and
The 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States are excluded from all provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Find out why improving access to care for these workers could benefit all Americans.
Today, Medicare pays health care providers based the number of services they provide, rather than the quality of that care. Sandy Hausman talks with Commonwealth Fund vice president Stuart Guterman and Michael Chernew of Harvard Medical School
The use of health care decision aids such as multimedia programs, videos, and even brochures can help patients become more engaged with their care, and lead to better health outcomes and lower health care costs.
A promising new program has reduced the number of hospitalizations among nursing home residents, sparing them unnecessary risk and saving significant amounts of money. Learn more about The Commonwealth Fund–supported INTERACT program, which hel
The new state-based health insurance exchanges, established under the Affordable Care Act, are where individuals, families, and small businesses will be able to buy affordable private health insurance starting in 2014. In this episode, Sandy Ha
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