About The Milbank Quarterly

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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Editor

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

The Latest from The Milbank Quarterly 

Centennial Issue: The Future of Population Health

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:

  • The structural drivers of population health
  • State- and municipal-level policies and strategies to advance population health
  • Key issues in population health and health equity; population health’s major challenges
  • Public health systems and strategies
  • The role of the US health system

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  1. Early View Original Scholarship

    Comprehensiveness in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

    By:  Agnes Grudniewicz Ellen Randall Lori Jones Aidan Bodner M. Ruth Lavergne

    This scoping review explored how comprehensiveness in primary care is conceptualized and defined in order to map its attributes in support of being able to more clearly and precisely define this key concept in research, practice, and policy. More

  2. Early View Original Scholarship

    A Comparative Analysis of International Drug Price Negotiation Frameworks: An Interview Study of Key Stakeholders

    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

Current Issue

  1. In the December 2024 Issue of the Quarterly

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  2. Examining the Inclusion of Trust and Trust-Building Principles in European Union, Italian, French, and Swiss Health Data Sharing Legislations: A Framework Analysis

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  3. When the Bough Breaks: The Financial Burden of Childbirth and Postpartum Care by Insurance Type

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  4. Launching Financial Incentives for Physician Groups to Improve Equity of Care by Patient Race and Ethnicity

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  5. Population Health Implications of Medicaid Prerelease and Transition Services for Incarcerated Populations

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  6. Overcoming the Impact of Students for Fair Admission v Harvard to Build a More Representative Health Care Workforce: Perspectives from Ending Unequal Treatment

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The Milbank Quarterly Opinion

Global Public Health for a New President

In every major global health milestone in our lifetimes, the United States has been at the forefront—from smallpox eradication in 1980 and the…  More

The Role of State Ballot Initiatives in Abortion Policymaking Has Peaked

Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortion law in the United States has been a complex maze of…  More
Paula M. Lantz

Paula M. Lantz

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Navigating the Complex Public Health Moment in the Aftermath of the 2024 US Election

The recent US federal election has occasioned a substantial amount of reflection on the part of a broad range of sectors. Public health is no…  More
Sandro Galea

Sandro Galea

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