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June 2026
When Georgetown University’s Larry Gostin arrived in Geneva for the World Health Assembly in late May, the World Health Organization (WHO) was… More
In partnership with the Center for Aging and Policy Studies and Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing US context. More
May 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) response to the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship reflects “the atrophy of American public health,” according to a new Milbank Quarterly Opinion by Lawrence O. Gostin of Georgetown University and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Public Health Law and Human Rights. More
In this edited Q&A and video with Milbank’s Morgan McDonald, MD, Jeff Lunardi—then interim Medicaid director at Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance Services (Cardinal Care)—shares practical lessons on prioritization, nonpartisan leadership, and agency stability during a gubernatorial handoff. More
Amidst rapid changes to the federal, state, and local health policy landscape, the Milbank Memorial Fund is committed… More
April 2026
Last month, Milbank National Director for Population Health Morgan McDonald, MD, and Morissa Henn, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, met to discuss how Henn has applied the principles of adaptive leadership to her work. More
March 2026
In January, Minnesota launched its paid family and medical leave program, making it one of 13 states with a statewide paid leave program in place or in process. For this Q&A, Milbank’s National Director for Population Health, Morgan McDonald, MD, talked with the legislation’s sponsors, Former Rep. Ruth Richardson, an alumna of the Emerging Leaders Program, and Sen. Alice Mann, MD, an alumna of the Milbank Fellows Program, about their motivations and approach to passing the bill. Both interviewees highlighted how their ongoing communication with each other and with the members of a large and diverse coalition — as well as their use of both storytelling and data — led to this investment in Minnesota’s families and businesses. (Watch a video of the interview at right.) More
On March 2, 2026, The Milbank Memorial Fund submitted a public comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to amend the § 685.102 Degree Definitions to include new definitions of graduate student and professional student. More
February 2026
In January 2026, William H. Foege, a former Centers for Disease and Control Prevention director who helped develop the smallpox vaccine strategy that… More
We are pleased to present our top 10 most-read Milbank Quarterly articles of 2025. Innovative Insurance to Improve US Patient Access to… More
