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.
Keep up with news and updates from the Milbank Memorial Fund. And read the latest blogs from our thought leaders, including Fund President Christopher F. Koller.
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.
September 2007 (Volume 85)
Quarterly Article
Marie-Pascale Pomey
Pierre-Gerlier Forest
Howard A. Palley
Elisabeth Martin
Nov 5, 2024
Oct 30, 2024
Oct 23, 2024
Back to The Milbank Quarterly
In January 1997, the government of Quebec, Canada, implemented a public/private prescription drug program that covered the entire population of the province. Under this program, the public sector collaborates with private insurers to protect all Quebecers from the high cost of drugs. This article outlines the principal features and history of the Quebec plan and draws parallels between the factors that led to its emergence and those that led to the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) in the United States. It also discusses the challenges and similarities of both programs and analyzes Quebec’s ten years of experience to identify adjustments that may help U.S. policymakers optimize the MMA.
Author(s): Marie-Pascale Pomey; Pierre-Gerlier Forest; Howard A. Palley; Elisabeth Martin
Keywords: health care reform; drug insurance; Quebec; Medicare
Read on Wiley Online Library
Read on JSTOR
Volume 85, Issue 3 (pages 469–498) DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00496.x Published in 2007