Health Care Affordability

Rapidly rising health care costs are burdening states, employers, and families and crowding out spending on other priorities. As a result, a growing number of states are seeking solutions to improve health care affordability.

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To help states improve the affordability of health care, the Milbank Memorial Fund focuses on policies such as setting a statewide health care cost growth rate target, regulation of health care prices, and oversight of the health care market.

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  1. How States Strengthened Their Health Care Markets in the 2025 Legislative Session 

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  2. State Strategies to Address Rising Prescription Drug Costs: Virtual Convening of Milbank State Leadership Network 

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  3. Focus on Affordability: State Strategies for Responding to Federal Policy Changes 

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