The Milbank Memorial Fund is a private foundation that works to improve population health and health equity by collaborating with leaders and decision makers. We publish The Milbank Quarterly, a journal of population health and health policy.https://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mui2ebhejk2wA new States of Health post describes the primary credentialled types of midwives and the policy changes needed to address workforce barriers, including licensure gaps, reimbursement disparities, and restrictive scope of practice laws. https://www.milbank.org/2026/08/policies-are-needed-to-support-an-essential-health-workforce-midwives/01 Sep 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui2ebhejk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mtweadjqns2xSince 2025, the USDA has granted waivers to 23 states to restrict the types of foods that can be purchased with SNAP benefits. In a new Milbank Quarterly guest Opinion, authors describe the lack of data for evaluating the dietary impact of such restrictions and other evaluation challenges. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/snap-food-restrictions-may-help-or-hurt-but-we-will-probably-never-know25 Aug 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtweadjqns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mtjlnaivgs2lA new States of Health post introduces a Data Dashboard using data from RAND Health to compare how OBBBA is projected to impact Medicaid funds by state. https://www.milbank.org/2026/08/state-level-impacts-of-obbba-provisions-a-data-dashboard/20 Aug 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjlnaivgs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mtjlhrerfs2hIn a new Opinion from The Milbank Quarterly, Andrew Anderson of the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social calls for using a population-based public health surveillance approach to understand the reach of the behavioral health crisis system and identify opportunities to improve access and fit. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/measuring-whether-behavioral-health-crisis-systems-reach-people-in-need20 Aug 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjlhrerfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mteoxku53s2aA new open-access Milbank Quarterly Perspective compares the health impact of US housing programs finding that public housing, which offers social networks and housing stability, has a greater positive impact on health than programs like housing choice vouchers. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/improving-population-health-through-housing-policy-lessons-from-the-public-housing-program/18 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteoxku53s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3msxwypduhs2tA new Milbank Quarterly guest Opinion argues that GLP-1s have been so successful as an anti-obesity therapy because, like the industries that engender obesity/chronic disease, they operate within a structure that is profit-seeking, scalable, & reprograms individuals’ default decisions and behaviors. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/fighting-fire-with-fire-glp-1s-and-the-political-economy-of-population-health/13 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxwypduhs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3msvbv7qhe22hA open-access special issue Perspective examines how changes in federal health data infrastructure affect states’ capacity to advance data equity and offer lessons on data collection, systems, and community partnerships from California, Connecticut, and Oregon. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/a-new-playbook-state-driven-solutions-for-resilient-health-data12 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbv7qhe22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mssqybvtjc2vOver six decades, US policy for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness has shifted from institutionalization to community-based services. In a new article, @haroldpollack.bsky.social and coauthors examine what’s worked—and what hasn’t. https://milbank.org/quarterly/articles/opening-the-door-wider-to-community-support-of-people-with-serious-mental-illnesses-what-states-can-learn-from-the-idd-experience11 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqybvtjc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mssqoouxz22v~1.3M Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities live with a caregiver who is 60+, and many outlive their primary caregivers. A new Opinion discusses how policymakers & clinicians must partner with families to support caregiver transition services. @haroldpollack.bsky.social https://milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/more-than-1-million-americans-with-an-intellectual-and-developmental-disability-live-with-a-caregiver-over-the-age-of-6011 Aug 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqoouxz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3msipdcgfes2wWhen Debra Lubar's daughter visited an urgent care center, she was treated with IV fluids, anti-nausea and anti-diarrheal drugs—and received a $3,000 bill. In her latest post, Lubar calls for government leadership to make health care more affordable, improving population health. bit.ly/45KOQq5 https://www.milbank.org/2026/08/look-to-policy-not-patients-to-keep-health-care-costs-in-check/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Look%20to%20Policy%20Not%20Patients%20to%20Keep%20Health%20Care%20Costs%20in%20Check&utm_content=Look%20to%20Policy%20Not%20Patients%20to%20Keep%20Health%20Care%20Costs%20in%20Check+Preview+CID_3121ff494700c3abd5877cf4eedccf37&utm_source=Email%20Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Read%20more07 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msipdcgfes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mrn32daqh22gEmergency medical services must be available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year — even if no calls come in.  Wyoming has a plan to sustain its EMS services, even in rural frontier areas, using both state and federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding. https://www.milbank.org/2026/07/bake-sales-wont-sustain-wyoming-ems-but-a-few-reforms-might27 Jul 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn32daqh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mrditvhts22xIn an open-access Milbank Quarterly perspective researchers from @publichealthumd.bsky.social examine how racial equity impact assessments are characterized and used within a local legislative process. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/racial-equity-impact-assessments-as-tools-for-advancing-population-health-and-equity-in-local-policy/23 Jul 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrditvhts22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mr3jyv2kx223A recent open access article by @umnsph.bsky.social researchers aims to clarify Congress’s original intentions for the 40B Drug Pricing Program legislation. The authors find that the current scope of the program exceeds the original intent as it now primarily benefits non-safety-net providers. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/stretching-scarce-authorizing-legislation-as-far-as-possible-a-legislative-history-of-the-340b-drug-pricing-program/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=340B%20Drug%20Pricing%20Program%20Exceeds%20Its%20Original%20Intent%20of%20Supporting%20Core%20Safety-Net%20Providers%20Review%20Finds&utm_content=340B%20Drug%20Pricing%20Program%20Exceeds%20Its%20Original%20Intent%20of%20Supporting%20Core%20Safety-Net%20Providers%20Review%20Finds+Preview+CID_dd0e090fe10af0cad6dd97748757bbbd&utm_source=Email%20Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=original%20intentions%20for%20340B20 Jul 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3jyv2kx223https://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mpo5sdh7nc24Join the Common Health Coalition and Milbank Memorial Fund next Thursday, July 9, at 2 pm ET, for a webinar about the health and economic impacts of extreme heat — and how to improve preparedness for heat emergencies. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0qsVvR_uT6evN1QDdWYAAg#/registration02 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo5sdh7nc24https://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mpjmzu67a22cMore Illness, Greater Cost: Spotlight Brief on Heat Emergencies, released today by The Common Health Coalition & the Milbank Memorial Fund with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social researchers, models the health and economic effects of a single heat wave in one state. https://www.milbank.org/publications/more-illness-greater-cost-spotlight-brief-heat-emergencies/30 Jun 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjmzu67a22chttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3moijtzptys2zIn a new HA Forefront article, Michael Bailit & January Angeles of @bailithealth.bsky.social & Rachel Block show how states w/ health care cost growth targets have built the data infrastructure, analytical capacity, and accountability mechanisms needed to understand where spending is growing and why https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/states-exceeding-their-health-care-cost-growth-targets-does-mean17 Jun 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moijtzptys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mog5hppvjs25Neighborhood Nursing is a care model that offers universal access to health care + social services in Baltimore neighborhoods that benefit the entire community. But what’s the best way to pay for such a program? A new post by authors at @hopkinsnursing.bsky.social explores potential payment pathways https://www.milbank.org/2026/06/sustaining-universal-preventive-centered-care-through-neighborhood-nursing/16 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog5hppvjs25https://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mog2vs3lt22cIn a new Health Affairs Forefront article, Michael Bailit, January Angeles & Rachel Block show how several states with health care cost growth targets are leveraging their data to move toward bold approaches to constrain spending growth. https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/states-exceeding-their-health-care-cost-growth-targets-does-mean16 Jun 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog2vs3lt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3modkxsnzps26Working-age mortality is rising and where you live may matter. Join a Milbank Quarterly webinar on the State Policies and Politics Database State Policy Index, a tool for examining how state policies shape mortality trends. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pIzv1ZlcRYidpL0nPg5b9A#/registration15 Jun 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3modkxsnzps26https://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mnfpieytus2oIn a new Opinion, Lawrence Gostin contrasts the actions of WHO leadership with that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contain two extremely rare outbreaks: Andes hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius, and Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/mother-nature-is-screaming-two-viral-spillovers-ebola-and-hantavirus-emergencies-expose-our-vulnerabilities03 Jun 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfpieytus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/milbankfund.bsky.social/post/3mnafkqj5ak2mIn a new post on the NYC Health Department’s Lincoln Detox Center Healing ARC project, Milbank Fellow Michelle Morse and Robert Rock discuss the importance of truth and reconciliation work and of “community as cure.” https://www.milbank.org/2026/06/addressing-the-opioid-epidemic-in-the-bronx-through-new-forms-of-accountability/01 Jun 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nxyysceur2qjgbldddvz6onb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnafkqj5ak2m