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Health Literacy in the United States: Enhancing Assessments and Reducing Disparities
Literacy plays a central role in health and health care. A person’s level of health literacy influe
nces their health-related behaviors along with their ability to navigate the complexities of the health-care system.
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Beyond the Limits of Traditional Health Care: A State-Level Systematic Review of Community Health Programs in the United States
Traditional health care has not reached all pockets of the U.S. population due to income inequality
, increasing ethnic and cultural diversity, and deep fragmentation of the health care system.
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Envisioning the Future of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain to Advance Public Health in the United States
The Milken Institute Center for Public Health engaged our network of thought leaders to understand
what actions could be taken to make the pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) more resilient a
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Are Community Health Workers Saving Lives? A Longitudinal Analysis of State-Level Variation in Community Health Workforce
U.S. health care costs are increasing rapidly while health care outcomes and access vary significan
tly across the country.
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December 7 at 10:30 am EST | Reimagining the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in the United States
Ideally, our nation's pharmaceutical supply chain should provide medicines and medical supplies of
the highest quality, in the right quantity, to the right customer at the right place.
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A National Network to Advance Innovative Financing for Women’s Reproductive Health
Investing in women’s reproductive health is crucial for wider economic productivity and social well
-being across the United States.
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Maternal Mortality Among Vulnerable US Communities
This report covers the alarming reality of maternal mortality in the United States, where the mater
nal mortality ratio (number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births) stands as one of the highest among
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Policy Brief
The Milken Institute Center for Public Health and FasterCures have identified three PAHPA 2023 poli
cy priorities that are core to improving and strengthening the nation’s biosecurity and preparedness infrastructure.
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Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers
As a country, we face an urgent need to develop and implement public health and health-care strateg
ies that recognize obesity as a chronic disease, address disparities in multifaceted care, focus on person-centered solutions, and eliminate bias and stig
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A State of Emergency: Integrative Approaches to Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic
As prescription and heroin overdose deaths continue to rise, so has the sense of urgency to addres
s this health crisis that touches the lives of so many Americans.
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Reimagining the Future of Employer-Sponsored Health Care to Drive Value: Survey Insights
Employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) is the most common form of health insurance in the United
States, providing coverage for approximately 180 million people, or roughly half of the US population, and accounting for more than $1 trillion in health
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Milken Institute Leaders Share Expertise at United Nations General Assembly Week
NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 20, 2023) — The Milken Institute is on the ground at the 78th Se
ssion of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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