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A leadership program for senior state government officials who are committed to improving population health.
The Fund focuses on creating an affordable health care system built on strong primary care and partnerships that improve health outcomes for all.
Improving state leaders’ ability to enact and implement evidence-based health policies.
Advancing policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.
Improving population health through policies that contain health care cost growth.
Our state health policy resources offer relevant data analysis and best practices.
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Insights from Milbank President Debra Lubar on state health policymaking.
Reported articles and Q&As on timely health policy issues, as well as foundation updates.
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Alan B. Cohen,
With this issue, the Milbank Quarterly enters its 101st year of publication. Few scholarly journals have enjoyed such longevity, and we are gratified… More
Joseph T. Kannarkat, Soleil Shah, Natasha Parekh, Francis J. Crosson,
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) seeks to develop evidence-based alternative payment models (APM) to improve health care quality… More
Adrianna McIntyre, Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Mary G. Findling, Eric C. Schneider,
In an increasingly polarized era, one health reform policy stands out for its apparent popularity among both Democrats and Republicans: a public health insurance plan intended to compete alongside private health insurance products (the so-called “public option”). More
Christina Sobin, Marisela Gutiérrez-Vega, Gisel Flores-Montoya, Michelle Del Rio, Juan M. Alvarez, Alexander Obeng, Ganga Hettiarachchi,
Child lead poisoning, the longest-standing child public health epidemic in US history, is associated with socioeconomic inequity and perpetuates health inequality. Current methods for testing and detection are no longer suited to the demographics and magnitude of the problem. More
Charleen Hsuan, Brendan G. Carr, David Vanness, Andrew Wang, Douglas L. Leslie, Eleanor Dunham, Jeannette A. Rogowski,
Context: Emergency care includes two key components: initial stabilization and transfer to a higher level of care. Significant work has focused on… More
Lauren A. Taylor, Paige Nong, Jodyn Platt,
Context: Trust plays a critical role in facilitating health care delivery and calls for rebuilding trust in health care are increasingly commonplace.… More
Taryn A. G. Quinlan, Amelia L. Mitchell, Glen P. Mays,
Context: Improving maternal and child health (MCH) care in the United States requires solutions to address care access and the social determinants… More
Paul T. von Hippel, David E. Frisvold,
Context: To control childhood obesity, leading medical organizations have recommended increasing the time that children spend in physical education… More
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