The Milbank Quarterly

Published by the Milbank Memorial Fund since 1923

Edited by:
Bradford H. Gray

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The Milbank Quarterly is devoted to scholarly analysis of significant issues in health and health care policy. It presents original research, policy analysis, and commentary from academics, clinicians, and policymakers. The in-depth, multidisciplinary approach of the journal permits contributors to explore fully the social origins of health in our society and to examine in detail the implications of different health policies. Topics addressed in The Milbank Quarterly include the impact of social factors on health, prevention, allocation of health care resources, legal and ethical issues in health policy, health and health care administration, and the organization and financing of health care.

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Highlights of Volume 83, 2005

Mortality of White Americans, African Americans, and Canadians: The Causes and Consequences for Health of Welfare State Institutions and Policies 
Stephen J. Kunitz, Irena Pesis-Katz

One of These Things Is Not Like the Others: The Idea of Precedence in Health Technology Assessment and Coverage Decisions 
Mita Giacomini 

Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care with Better Information 
Vincent Mor 

Making Medicaid a Block Grant Program: An Analysis of the Implications of Past Proposals 
Jeanne M. Lambrew 

The Common Law Power of the Legislature: Insurer Conversions and Charitable Funds 
Jill R. Horwitz, Marion R. Fremont-Smith 

Public Policy and Mental Illnesses: Jimmy Carter's Presidential Commission on Mental Health 
Gerald N. Grob 

Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health 
Barbara Starfield, Leiyu Shi, James Macinko 

Perspectives on the Recent Decline in Disability at Older Ages 
Douglas A. Wolf, Kelly Hunt, James Knickman 

The Milbank Quarterly Centennial Issue, 2005

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