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By: Pamela Herd,
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The 2026 Milbank Quarterly special issue features articles that address epidemiologic trends and challenges, health care issues and state-level innovations, and public health infrastructure and governmental issues.
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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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