Mozambique to Benefit From Commonwealth Mining Fund

Mozambique may benefit from a fund of $120 million intended to support mining activities in member states of the Commonwealth, state news agency AIM citing on Friday Lourenco Sambo, the director of the Mozambican government’s Investment Promotion Centre...

18.3 Million Baby Boomers Could Benefit From the Affordable Care Act

18.3 million men and women ages 50 to 64 stand to benefit from provisions in the Affordable Care Act that expand access to affordable health insurance, assure that all health insurance provides a standard comprehensive benefit, prevent insurers from denying...

16.6 Million Small Business Employees Could Benefit From ACA Provisions Starting This Year

16.6 million small business employees work in firms that will be eligible for tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The credits, designed to offset health insurance premium costs and help small businesses...

U.S. Think Tank Ranks the British NHS As Having One of the Best Primary Health Care Systems in the World

The NHS has been ranked as having one of the best primary health care systems in the world in a survey by the US think tank the Commonwealth Fund, published today. In a survey of more than 10,000 primary care physicians in 11 developed countries, the...

High Cost of Care And Inadequate Insurance Leading More Adults to Delay Or Avoid Getting Treatment

The proportion of working-age Americans who have medical bill problems or who are paying off medical debt climbed from 34 percent to 41 percent between 2005 and 2007, bringing the total to 72 million, according to recent survey findings from The Commonwealth...