The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
The Fund identifies and shares policy ideas and analysis to advance state health leadership, strong primary care, and sustainable health care costs.
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The Fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, as well as reports, issues briefs, and case studies on topics important to health policy leaders.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is is a foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
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Current Issue Early View Opinions
Early View Commentary
By: William J. McCarthy, Darren Lov, Frederick Ferguson,
In this commentary, we applaud Gearhardt and colleagues’ focus on the negative health effects of consuming ultra-processed foods but suggest that the bigger dietary contributor to obesity risk is American consumers’ lack of access to a diverse range of gut microbiota-accessible foods. More
Early View Perspective
By: Ninez A. Ponce, Riti Shimkhada, Tara Becker, Susan Babey, AJ Scheitler,
Health equity depends on data equity: the representation of communities in the data used to identify disparities, target interventions, and hold systems accountable. More
By: Eszter Rimányi, Jonathan D. Quick, Stephen W. Hargarten, Charles C. Branas, Sandro Galea, Nason Maani, Jonathan Lowy, Zain Hussain, Nicholas Hoffmann,
The United States has among the highest firearm-related deaths in the world. More
Early View Original Scholarship
By: Sarah Hamersma, Mitchell McFarlane,
Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for only 3 months in any 36-month period, after which they are subject to a work requirement to continue receiving benefits. More
By: Catherine Falconer, Michelle Shankar, Beth D. Marshall, Sara B. Johnson, Megan M. Tschudy, Elliott Attisha, Josh Sharfstein,
Chronic absence, defined as missing more than 10% of time in school, has risen sharply in the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic and now affects more than one in four students. More
From the Editor
By: Alan B. Cohen,
In this issue of the Quarterly, readers will find four Perspectives on varied topics, such as spending on primary care, coverage contractions under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the political economy of wellness, and problems associated with the commodification of health care. More
Iliya Gutin
Harold A. Pollack
Brian Chicoine
Kamala Gullapalli Cotts
Pauline J. Lapin
Laurie McWright
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The Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs advances state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.
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The Milbank State Leadership Network is a bipartisan group of state health policy leaders from both the executive and legislative branches.
The Emerging Leaders Program seeks to develop practical, hands-on leadership skills in future senior executive and legislative officials.
The Milbank Fellows Program is a leadership program for executive branch and senior legislative state government leaders committed to improving population health.
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Short takes from Milbank Memorial Fund staff and guest authors on research and policies that affect population health.
Drawing on 25 years as a population health strategist, Milbank Memorial Fund President Debra Lubar offers insights into health policymaking.
