The Milbank Quarterly Opinion

Working in the fields of substance use and harm reduction, we encounter the suffering and trauma experienced by study participants, community…  More

New federal court decisions have delayed the implementation of new rules protecting health care for transgender people issued under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.  More

Civil rights and health equity advocates in the allied fields of population health have worked for decades to get more funding and attention for…  More

It is well established that politics, and the mechanisms of political action, have an important impact on the health of populations. The very…  More

The next decade will be a critical window to prevent measles from regaining a foothold.   More

Data equity refers to the production and distribution of high-quality, inclusive, actionable, and accessible data. Improving data equity involves…  More

Six decades after its creation, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices carries vastly expanded responsibilities, and its recommendations carry substantially greater impact.   More

There is growing recognition that the caustic scientific debates about the impact of masks, social distancing, and remote schooling during the…  More

A look at recent policy developments that bear on private equity in health care, and their potential impacts on this growing form of commercial activity in health care markets.  More

As of April 2024, approximately 250 local, state, and federal governmental entities have introduced bills, executive orders, and other policies that…  More