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Virtual Briefing
August 2024
This August 26, 2024, briefing featured a conversation with the authors of the Commonwealth Fund women’s health scorecard and officials from three states focused on state application of the data and approaches to improving women’s health access and outcomes. More
Publication
July 2024 Sofia Espinosa, Mary Louise Gilburg,
An overview of an MLSN briefing on the Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 state health disparities report. More
May 2024
This briefing looked at disparities in health care access, quality, service use, and health outcomes — and recent successes and areas for improvement with insights from states on their strategies to improve disparities. More
May 2024 Sofia Espinosa, Mary Louise Gilburg,
A Milbank State Leadership Network virtual briefing featured a presentation on new models of enhanced market oversight and insight from state attorneys general offices. More
Blog Post
April 2024 John Heintzman, Miguel Marino ,
Over the past 40 years, numerous national organizations have called for health data disaggregation — breaking down data into smaller, more precise… More
February 2024 John M. Colmers, Daniel M. Fox,
Chuck Fahey ended most conversations with individuals and groups with the five words that are the title of this brief celebration of his life and… More
January 2024 Christopher F. Koller,
Milbank Memorial Fund President Christopher F. Koller shares insights from state health policy leaders on leading responses to poor health in a complex and demanding environment. More
October 2023 Morgan McDonald, Michael S. Sparer, Lawrence D. Brown,
While much has been written regarding what needs to be done to strengthen public health for future preparedness and public safety, little attention… More
June 2023
This virtual convening on politics and the public health workforce with Drs. Michael Sparer and Lawrence Brown of the Columbia University Mailman… More
April 2022
In 2022, the MLSN hosted a series of virtual briefings to highlight important sources of state-level data on health system performance — and… More
