Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Health Care Has Vastly Improved, But Progress Remains Uneven

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Health Care Has Vastly Improved, But Progress Remains Uneven

Health care in many U.S. communities got better between 2011 and 2014, although persistent wide variation indicates there is room for improvement across the country, according to a Commonwealth Fund report out today.

Those areas that improved did so largely because more people had insurance coverage and could afford needed health care, and because health care providers performed better on quality and efficiency measures, such as limiting preventable hospital readmissions...