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Primary Care Transformation
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
December 2025 Farzad Mostashari,
Primary care improves outcomes, reduces costs, and decreases disparities, yet continues to be critically underfunded. The result? Fewer clinicians choosing primary care, particularly independent primary care, declining morale among those who do, and decreased patient access. More
State Health Policy Leadership
December 2025 Howard J. Peterson,
Rural Regional Organizations for Cooperation present an opportunity to build more robust and sustainable health care solutions for rural areas. More
Mental Health Social drivers of health
December 2025 Guangyi Wang, Daniel F. Collin, Deborah Karasek, Rita Hamad,
Context: In July 2021, to alleviate material hardship, Congress temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC), one of the largest income transfer… More
Report State Health Policy Leadership
December 2025 Katie M. Huber, Samantha Repka, Sara Debab , Alida Austin, William K. Bleser, Rushina Cholera, Robert S. Saunders, Rebecca G. Whitaker,
Copublished with the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy Abstract Recent federal policy reforms and funding reductions pose… More
Population Health Public Health
December 2025 Alan B. Cohen,
With each passing day, the United States federal government introduces yet another policy that threatens, rather than promotes, the health and… More
Mental Health Population Health
December 2025 Abdinasir K. Ali, Emily C. Dore, Rita Hamad,
In 2021, Congress expanded the earned income tax credit (EITC)—the largest US poverty alleviation program—to young adults without children who had previously been ineligible. More
December 2025 Christopher F. Koller,
“Hi, Chris and John! How are you doing?” Dawnie greets us cheerfully, pushing a cart full of dirty utensils towards the elevator of the… More
Debra Lubar, PhD, is president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a more than 120-year-old operating foundation that aims to improve population health and… More
December 2025 Joanne Kenen,
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
