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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
January 2026
Long concerned about the impact of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on pharmaceutical prices, Milbank’s Emerging Leaders Program alumna Kim Chen developed and helped pass 2025 state budget legislation to create licensure for these entities. More
The potential implications of the federal government’s shifting approach to shared decision-making for children’s immunizations. More
Yesterday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) childhood immunization recommendations, reducing the number of recommended vaccinations from 17 to 11 More
December 2025
In a December 15, 2025, letter to Congressional leaders, The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and 49 national and state organizations, including the Milbank Memorial Fund, expressed support for the efficiency adjustment included in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. More
North Carolina’s much-heralded Medicaid experiment, which addressed social drivers of health like food, housing, and transportation more broadly and systematically than in other states, is on the brink. More
October 2025
Debra Lubar, PhD, who served in leadership roles at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under five administrations, will become the Milbank Memorial Fund’s 11th president on December 1, 2025, succeeding Christopher Koller More
