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 

Special Issue–Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges Facing the United States: What Can State Policymakers Do?

In June, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue of articles that address state strategies to improve mental and behavioral health, including approaches to strengthening the behavioral health workforce, leveraging AI to address the overdose crisis, and much more. Individual articles are publishing on a rolling basis.

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  1. Early View Original Scholarship

    Medicaid Expansion Among Nonelderly Adults and Cardiovascular Disease: Efficiency Vs. Equity

    By:  Luke E. Barry Sanjay Basu May Wang Roch A. Nianogo

    Context: Evidence suggests Medicaid expansion has improved cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, especially among those of lower socioeconomic… More

  2. Early View Perspective

    The Long Arc of Substance Use Policy Innovation in Medicaid: Looking Back, Looking Forward

    By:  Brendan Saloner

    This Perspective examines the role of Medicaid in the innovation of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. In 2023, an estimated 49 million Americans met criteria for an SUD and more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose. Compared with the general population, people with SUD experience worse self-rated health, a higher burden of other chronic diseases, and more hospital care. More

Current Issue

  1. In the March 2025 Issue of the Quarterly: Population Health Imperiled

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  2. The Political Economy of the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines

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  3. Centering Equity in Evidence-Informed Decision Making: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

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  4. Naming and Framing: Six Principles for Embedding Health Equity Language in Policy Research, Writing, and Practice

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  5. Innovative Insurance to Improve US Patient Access to Cell and Gene Therapy

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  6. How Are You Doing… Really? A Review of Whole Person Health Assessments

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The Milbank Quarterly Opinion

The Perfect Storm: Measles Resurgence in an Era of Vaccine Disinformation and the Dismantling of Public Health

In 2024, we warned about the potential for measles resurgence in the United States, due to declining vaccination rates and growing religious and…  More

The New Message to the Federal Health Workforce

It was during the Presidency of George W. Bush in 2006 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asserted that “the foundation of HHS…  More
Joshua M. Sharfstein

Joshua M. Sharfstein

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How Community Health Workers Can Help Rebuild Trust in Public Health

Public health in America faces a paradox: its mandate encompasses the population as a whole, yet the infrastructure of public health—the teams of…  More

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