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How the U.S. Can Better Understand — and Prevent — Maternal Deaths Related to Substance Use
Some state committees classify overdose or substance use deaths as “pregnancy-associated but not related” and thus do not report on these deaths. Other states do report on these cases and document ...
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How Community Health Centers Can Partner with Organizations to Adopt Value-Based Care
As health care moves toward value-based models, community health centers must adapt to remain sustainable while staying true to their mission of serving all patients, regardless of ability to pay.
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Status of Women’s Health: 100 Days into the Trump Administration
The first 100 days of a new administration — while only a snapshot — can offer insight into the direction the rest of the ...
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Federal Cuts to Medicaid Could End Medicaid Expansion and Affect Hospitals in Nearly Every State
In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less ...
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How National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Lead to Large-Scale Job Losses, Harm State Economies, and Strain Budgets
The Republican-led Congress has passed a “concurrent budget resolution” under which leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate have agreed to identify at least $1.5 trillion in savings as ...
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Trends in Employer Health Insurance Costs, 2014–2023: Coverage Is More Expensive for Workers in Small Businesses
Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here. Employer-sponsored health ...
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Health Care Affordability for Older Adults: How the U.S. Compares to Other Countries
The Medicare program in the United States is a critical pathway to health care coverage for adults age 65 and older and younger people with disabilities. Beneficiaries have the option of receiving ...
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The State of Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.
An estimated 26 million Americans, or 8 percent of the U.S. population, lacked health insurance in 2023. 1 While the United States still lags countries that have universal coverage, today’s uninsured ...
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The Health Care Experiences of People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here. People enrolled in both Medicare ...
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Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
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 ...
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Automatic Enrollment in Health Insurance: A Pathway to Increased Coverage for People with Low Income
Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here. Of the over 26 million uninsured ...
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What Do Medicare Beneficiaries Value About Their Coverage?
Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 Value of Medicare Survey As the Medicare program nears 60 years old, enrollment in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, or MA, is about evenly split. 1 ...