If incomes don’t keep pace with the increase in health care costs, paying for employer coverage could consume increasingly ...

A scholarship program that trains people from rural communities is expected to lower access and affordability barriers faced by rural residents across the U.S.

Why a State Medicare Scorecard? Medicare, established 60 years ago, provides health care coverage for more than 68 million Americans, including nearly all adults age 65 and older as well as 7 million ...

With the United States in the grips of a pandemic that will surely test our health care system, it’s worth reflecting on how the law that is now deeply woven into the fabric of American health care ...

People’s health also varies markedly across and within states, as does access to health services and overall quality of care. 5 Large racial and ethnic health inequities, driven by factors both inside ...

For many people, primary care is their first point of contact with the health system, and decades of evidence shows it is critical for population health, health equity, and the overall efficiency of ...

Over the past decade, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been a centerpiece of value-based purchasing initiatives designed to improve health care quality and slow spending growth for patients ...

While nearly all Americans age 65 and older are covered by Medicare, their experiences seeking and receiving health care can vary significantly. Research shows that older Black and Latinx Medicare ...

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, more than 20 million people have gained health insurance coverage, with the U.S. uninsured rate reaching a record low by 2016. 1 This expansion in ...

The United States continues to have the highest rate of maternal deaths of any high-income nation, despite a decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. And within the U.S., the rate is by far the highest ...

The United States spends twice as much per person on health as the average of peer nations. 1 A number of studies have concluded that high prices are a major driver of this “excess” spending. 2 A ...