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Milken Institute Announces Key Initiatives to Shape the Future of Health
At the 27th Milken Institute Global Conference, Milken Institute Health announced the launch of several key initiatives including Project Prevent, Enabling Networks of Research Infrastructure for Community Health through Clinical Trials (ENRICH-CT), and A Blueprint for Employer-Sponsored Food as Health.
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Where There Is a Collective Will, There Is a Way toward Better Health for All
Widening inequities in health are an unfortunate reality worldwide. The trends in the United States are particularly stark. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite spending more than $4.5 trillion on health care...Read ArticleWidening inequities in health are an unfortunate reality worldwide. The trends in the United States are particularly stark. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite spending...
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Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute HealthEsther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
Health Insurance Is Financial Protection
Medical care is a large financial burden on many middle- and low-income Americans’ lives. This burden can be so great that the financial impact of obtaining medical care can itself cause meaningful degradation in a patient’s quality of life...Read ArticleFor most Americans, health insurance is the primary line of defense against financial toxicity.
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Andrew Friedson
Director, Health EconomicsAndrew Friedson, Ph.D., is director of Health Economics for the Milken Institute’s Research Department. He heads Research Department projects concerning health, health care, and related sectors.
Stories from the Field – Aaron Wiese, President, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Hy-Vee, Inc. contributed to Milken Institute’s Catalyzing Action for Pharmacist-Provided Food Is Medicine Care report. How has your involvement with the Milken Institute shaped your work related to Food Is Medicine? Hy-Vee, Inc. , is an...Read Article
The Evolution of Employers’ Role in Public Health
On the Public Health team at the Milken Institute, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with organizations across nonprofits, industry, academia, and government. Our work with employers is one component of our larger...Read ArticleRequest for Information on Next-Generation Cures Bill
The Honorable Diana DeGette US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Larry Bucshon, MD US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: Request for Information on Next-Generation Cures Bill Dear Representatives...Read LetterImageEsther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute HealthEsther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
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 strategies that recognize obesity as a chronic disease, address disparities in multifaceted care, focus on person-centered solutions, and eliminate...Read Report
We Aren’t Talking Enough About One Aspect of the Great Wealth Transfer
Over the next two decades, Cerulli Associates estimates that baby boomers and the Silent Generation will pass down a combined $84.4 trillion in assets to younger generations. Dubbed the “Great Wealth Transfer,” this phenomenon is already...Read EssayOver the next two decades, Cerulli Associates estimates that baby boomers and the Silent Generation will pass down a combined $84.4 trillion in assets to younger generations. Dubbed the “Great Wealth...
Shifting the American Retirement Saving Mindset
For most people in our country, the American Dream includes a successful career that allows for saving, followed by a comfortable, dignified retirement. And for many retirees in previous generations, the golden years were just that, with...Read EssayFor most people in our country, the American Dream includes a successful career that allows for saving, followed by a comfortable, dignified retirement. And for many retirees in previous generations...
Revitalizing the American Dream through Housing Access
Picture this: owning a well-appointed single-family home in a prosperous suburb. Perhaps there’s a picket fence around the yard and a couple of kids or a dog playing on the lawn. This is our image of the American Dream, frozen in time since...Read Essay
Coalition-Building Between the US and China on Women’s Cancer Detection, Treatment, and Care
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the US and China. Of the top 10 (by incidence) cancers in China, four are women’s cancers, including breast and cervical cancers. Despite successes in cancer control and prevention in both...Read Report
Shaping Environments to Shape Us: The Case for Longevity Cities
This report presents the case for Longevity Cities to tackle the challenges of global population aging.Read Report
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Milken Institute Statement on Newly Released FDA Guidance on Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Trials
The Milken Institute celebrates the publication of the second iteration of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans (DAP) to improve clinical trial diversity by enrolling underrepresented populations...Read Statement
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