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Athena Rae Roesler
Athena Rae Roesler is an associate director at the Milken Institute, Health. Her work champions p
ublic health policies, solutions, and partnerships to build a more equitable world.
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Recommendations to Advance Telehealth during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
The use of telehealth services has expanded dramatically since the onset of COVID-19, driven by nec
essity and enabled by emergency changes to the policy landscape.
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Best-Performing Cities China 2020
The sixth edition of the Milken Institute’s “Best-Performing Cities China” report highlights Chines
e cities’ economic performance at the prefectur
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Utilize Existing Financial Infrastructure to Build an Equitable Post-COVID Recovery
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic inequities, a national conversation has emerged
around the efficacy of economic policies to ensure that recovery is inclusive of underserved racial minorities and equitable in terms of remedying the exi
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Tracking What Matters: How to Address Critical WIC Needs during a Public Health Emergency
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Weighing Down America: 2020 Update
The economic and social cost of obesity in America is at an all-time high and continues to rise. We
estimate its cost to be roughly 6.76 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 compared to 5.57 percent in 2014.
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State Technology and Science Index 2016: Sustaining Americas Innovation Economy
As the Great Recession recedes in our rearview mirrors, it is becoming ever more apparent that inno
vative activities are determining an increasing proportion of the long-term economic growth of cities, metropolitan areas, regions, states, and even natio
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Epilepsy - A Giving Smarter Guide
At the time of this report, approximately 30 to 40 percent of epilepsy patients were treatment resi
stant. The most catastrophic forms of epilepsy occur in very young children and have a lifelong negative impact on patients, families, an
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State Technology and Science Index 2016: California Perspectives
The Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index (STSI) series benchmarks states
on their science and technology capacity.
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Comment Letter to the FDIC: Proposed Guidance for Third-Party Lending
The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets provided comments to the Federal Deposit Insuranc
e Corporation (FDIC) request for comment on proposed guidance for third-party lending.
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The CEQA Labyrinth: Fixing the Flaws in a Good Law
Passed in 1970, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is the state’s broadest environment
al law.
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