Despite still having the highest rate of overdose deaths, the U.S. and several countries have seen a decrease in overdose ...

Millions of Americans aren’t able to get and afford the care they need, find appropriate medical providers in their area, or get help managing their conditions. The U.S.’s high health care costs, lack ...

Essential to any high-performing health system is coordination of primary care with other medical care and social services that patients receive.1 When primary care practices, specialists, hospitals, ...

The federal government spends nearly $30 billion annually to finance residency training for physicians in the United States, largely through Medicare and Medicaid. Despite this substantial public ...

Read full profiles of international health systems describing the role of government, how systems are organized and financed, who and what is covered, and what is being done to ensure quality of care, ...

Explore our newly updated, enhanced, and expanded International Health Care System Profiles to learn how 31 countries across six continents approach health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created ...

Mat Kelley, M.A., is the acting director for the Harkness Fellowship, for the Commonwealth Fund’s Promoting International Learning and Exchange program. In this role, he provides comprehensive support ...