The View from Here

Fear is a powerful force. Fear for her daughter’s safety drove my sister to take a bullet to protect my niece from a carjacker. Fear of raising…  More

A trip home to help with Appalachian mountain relief work in the wake of Hurricane Helene brought lessons on trust and community for Morgan McDonald, Milbank’s National Director of Population Health and Health Equity Leadership.   More

In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Steward was sent packing and the community staved off the private equity beast. The result has been less than universally satisfying, but as states and communities struggle with health system consolidation, health care affordability, and difficult resource allocation decisions, this story of how the private equity wolves were thwarted may offer lessons.     More

Ed McGookin had a big problem.  Coastal Medical, the 150-physician medical group in Rhode Island that he leads, was facing more competition…  More

Milbank Memorial Fund President Christopher F. Koller shares insights from state health policy leaders on leading responses to poor health in a complex and demanding environment.   More

A new U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS) issue brief on primary care is a helpful step towards a comprehensive commitment to addressing these problems that catalogs the Biden Administration’s efforts to strengthen primary care.  More

This summer could well be remembered for two things — record heat and “Barbenheimer.” The first phenomenon may be a harbinger of what’s to…  More