The Milbank Quarterly Opinion

The principle of “paying for value rather than volume” has been touted by health policy experts as one of the most important ways to improve…  More

Many advocates hope that addressing the quality of housing, or similar social needs, can help us escape from the quagmire of ever-increasing US health…  More

With the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election now decided, the new Biden administration faces enormous challenges as it prepares to assume office…  More

Quarterly Editor Alan B. Cohen and Boston University’s Amanda Katchmar outline the immediate actions the new administration should take to protect the health and well-being of all Americans, particularly those that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.  More

This was supposed to be an election about health. For the first three years of his presidency, Donald Trump presided over what appeared to be a robust…  More

It is not difficult to feel, these days, that we are living in revolutionary times that demand a re-ordering of the status quo and a re-thinking of…  More

Medicaid has had two transformational moments since it was created by Title XIX of the Social Security Amendments in 1965. The Children’s Health…  More

It goes without saying that United States Supreme Court Justices are transcendently skilled lawyers. Indeed, there is no higher recognition of legal…  More

In my basement office, visible over my shoulder in my daily video calls, is a framed print of the famous World War I poster entitled, “The health of…  More

Thus far, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken more than 200,000 lives in the United States. In this frightening time, Americans understandably are focused…  More