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Continuously published since 1923, The Milbank Quarterly features peer-reviewed original research, policy review, and analysis from academics, clinicians, and policymakers.
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Alan B. Cohen
Publisher
Christopher F. Koller
Managing Editor
Tara Strome
2-year Impact Factor: 6.6 Journal Citation Reports® 2022 Rankings: 3/87 (Health Policy & Services); 8/105 (Health Care Sciences & Services) 5-year Impact Factor: 8.964
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, The Milbank Quarterly has published a special issue of 36 articles by a diverse set of leading and emerging scholars. The issue covers:
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Early View Original Scholarship
By: Heidi L. Allen, Mandi Spishak-Thomas, Kristen Underhill, Chen Liu, Jamie R. Daw,
The cost of childbirth and postpartum health care results in significant and persistent financial hardship, particularly for families with lower income with commercial insurance. More
By: Hector P. Rodriguez, SARAH D. EPSTEIN, Amanda L. Brewster, TIMOTHY T. BROWN, STACY CHEN, Salma Bibi,
Context: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), a large commercial health insurer, is using financial incentives to advance equity of care… More
By: ELIZABETH T. CHIN, YIRAN E. LIU, C. BRANDON OGBUNU, Sanjay Basu,
Context: As states expand prerelease and transition services for incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration… More
Early View Perspective
By: Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Marco Thimm-Kaiser, Adam Benzekri, Ruth S. Shim, Francis K. Amankwah, Sara Rosenbaum,
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) has had a major… More
By: Iselin Dahlen Syversen, Kevin Schulman, Aaron S. Kesselheim, William B. Feldman,
The Medicare drug negotiation framework established under the Inflation Reduction Act is far more limited than other frameworks in seven health systems explored in this study. More
By: Nicole A. Stadnick, Carrie Geremia, Megan Wynecoop, Amanda I Mauri, Kera Swanson, Jonathan Purtle,
More than 200 states and local jurisdictions use earmarked taxes — revenue from sales, income, or property taxes — to fund behavioral health services. More
By: James René Jolin, Barak Richman, Ateev Mehrotra, Carmel Shachar,
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a dramatic increase in the use of telehealth in the United States,1 aided in no small part by a flurry of temporary… More
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A series highlighting landmark articles published by the journal over the course of its 97‐year history with commentaries from noted scholars on key lessons relevant to the current policy environment.
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The Milbank Quarterly is pleased to present compilations of research articles, perspectives, and scholarly opinions published during the past two years. All articles are open access through December 2020.