Rural Americans face significant barriers to accessing adequate primary care; tailored federal and state programs can help ...

Enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs), which were established to lower premiums and make health insurance more affordable for ...

Patent reforms could address a problem that’s been driving rising prescription drug costs and create a more competitive ...

Source: Kristen Kolb, “Lower-Income Kids Are at Higher Risk of Going Unvaccinated,” To the Point (blog), Commonwealth Fund, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacies emerged as critical vaccine access sites, overtaking physicians’ offices, community ...

It took 10 years of political tension to establish Australia’s universal public health insurance program, known as Medicare. A universal health care bill was initially introduced in Parliament in 1973 ...

Roughly 55 percent of Medicaid enrollees are working full or part time, and a number aren’t eligible for health insurance through their jobs. Read more in an explainer here. Access to private health ...

Millions of Americans will make critical decisions about their health insurance as the open enrollment period begins in November. This year, the stakes are especially high: enhanced premium tax ...

The Title X Family Planning Program provides equitable and reliable access to contraception nationwide and is a critical funding stream for building and maintaining the overall health of people in the ...

Reliable access to comprehensive contraceptive services in Medicaid has led to lower rates of unintended pregnancy and improved the health and economic well-being of women and their families. However, ...

Policymakers are increasingly interested in reforming how commercial insurers use prior authorization (i.e., requirements that clinicians seek approval from insurers before providing treatment). Some ...

Roughly 55 percent of Medicaid enrollees are working full or part time, and a number aren’t eligible for health insurance through their jobs. Read more in an explainer here.