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By: T. Joseph Mattingly II, Madeline O'Neal,
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, established the first nationwide Medicaid work requirement, replacing prior state-specific Section 1115 demonstrations with a uniform federal standard More
By: Julianna Pacheco, Nicole Novak, Samantha Deragon, Stephanie Schmitt,
We broaden our understanding of community power by going beyond traditional measures of voting and voting rights. Our objectives are to (1) create county-level measures of community power that are more expansive than voting and (2) explore the descriptive and geographic patterns of community power. More
By: Robert L. Phillips, Rebecca Fisher, Claire Jackson, Danielle Martin, Tim Olde Hartman, Felicity Goodyear-Smith,
Primary care is the foundation of most health systems; yet across diverse countries, structures, policies, and payment models, it is under threat. More
By: Michael O. Emerson, Lauren Anderson, Jecorey Arthur, Nancy Seay, Ted Smith,
The United States lags far behind other comparable nations on health indicators. To promote population health in cities, we argue for the right to Universal Basic Neighborhoods (UBN). More
By: Jennifer L. Pomeranz, Erika Hanson, Dariush Mozaffarian,
The United States is an outlier worldwide in its permissive regulatory landscape for direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug promotion. Recent proposals to restrict DTC prescription drug advertising raise questions about potential challenges under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which protects commercial speech. More
By: Ashley N. Gearhardt, Kelly D. Brownell, Allan M. Brandt,
Context: Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) now dominate the global food supply and are strongly associated with risks for heart disease, cancers, metabolic… More
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In June, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue of articles that address state strategies to improve mental and behavioral health, including approaches to strengthening the behavioral health workforce, leveraging AI to address the overdose crisis, and much more. Individual articles are publishing on a rolling basis.
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Continuously published since 1923, The Milbank Quarterly features peer-reviewed original research, policy review, and analysis from academics, clinicians, and policymakers.
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