We support independent research on health care issues and make grants to promote better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency in health care, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including people of color, people with low income, and those who are uninsured.

The mission of the Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high-performing, equitable health care system that promotes better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency in health care, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including people of color, people with low income, and those who are uninsured.

The Commonwealth Fund produces a wide variety of publications, from issue briefs, case studies, and multimedia features to Q&As with leading experts.

In the 14 years since enactment of the most significant health reform legislation in half a century, it’s now clear that millions of Americans have benefited from the insurance coverage expansions, premium and cost-sharing subsidies, consumer protections, and market reforms ushered in by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In 1918, Anna Harkness founded the Commonwealth Fund with the mandate that it should “do something for the welfare of mankind.” Among the first women to establish a foundation, Harkness initially endowed the foundation with a gift of nearly $10 million.

The Commonwealth Fund focuses on three core areas where we believe we can make the biggest difference: Coverage, Care, and Cost.We also look abroad for ideas and inspiration to improve health care in the U.S. through our International work.And we support initiatives to improve health and health care in our home base, New York City.

For more than 50 years, Medicare has helped older adults, people with disabilities, and others obtain the health care they need while protecting them from the financial burden of high medical bills. The Commonwealth Fund supports research into ways that this crucial program can serve its beneficiaries more equitably, effectively, and efficiently while continuing to promote …

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Medicaid is a critical part of the U.S. social safety net. The joint federal–state program enables millions of people with low income, including children, adults, and people with disabilities, to access the health care they need.

The Commonwealth Fund’s Advancing Health Equity (AHE) program, established in 2021, aims to advance equity in U.S. health care. Its goal is to eliminate unequal treatment, experience, and outcomes in health and health care for people of color by reducing systemic racism in health care policy and practice through two focus areas: promoting models that drive health and racial …