Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the state of U.S. maternal health in 2025.

H.R. 1, signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, will have wide-ranging impact. The consequences for people with ...

This guide contains best practices in sustainability communication, advice on how CSOs can talk to key audiences, and a list ...

This scorecard assesses how well the health system works for women, measuring performance in outcomes, quality, prevention, coverage, access, and affordability.

Consumer choice in health care has been advanced as a pathway for improving the quality and affordability of health care. The idea is that when people have access to full and accurate information ...

This report evaluates the current landscape of medical debt protections at the federal and state levels and identifies where they fall short.

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 ...

Older Black and Latinx adults say a high-performing health system ensures everyone can access quality care from providers who respond to their needs, preferences.

To us, health equity means that everyone, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, or socioeconomic status — can get high-quality care. The Commonwealth Fund tracks health ...

This brief presents findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey to describe the state of Americans’ health insurance coverage in 2024.

How does universal health coverage work? Which countries have implemented these policies successfully? Learn these answers and more in this article.

The Commonwealth Fund offers a number of resources for comparing and learning from health care systems around the world. These include our annual International Health Policy Survey, which compares ...