This explainer was originally published on April 2, 2024, and was updated on January 14, 2025, and again on September 30, 2025. For most of its history, Medicaid, the joint state and federal health ...

While premiums for individual market coverage typically increase each year, not since the early days of the first Trump administration have costs been poised to rise by as much as they will in 2026.

Work requirements for ACA Medicaid expansion enrollees will lead to coverage losses that will reduce hospital revenues and increase uncompensated care costs.

Second, undergirding these pillars is the basic principle that everyone, no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they have, deserves affordable, high-quality health care. In America ...

The Commonwealth Fund’s Expanding Coverage and Access program seeks to ensure that everyone in the U.S. has access to ...

The high level of U.S. spending puts a tremendous strain on businesses, governments, and household budgets. It makes care increasingly unaffordable for people — even to the point where many forgo or ...

We believe everyone should be able to get the effective, affordable care they need to maintain and improve their health. Focusing on people who have low incomes and those who are medically underserved ...

The United States spends more on health care than any other country, yet Americans continue to experience worse health outcomes than their international peers. What lessons can the U.S. learn from ...

Explore the various approaches to achieving universal health coverage and their implications for access, quality, and cost of care.

The Achieving Equitable Outcomes program aims to reduce unequal treatment, experience, and outcomes in health and health care. It generates evidence, promotes innovative care models, and develops ...