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Hot Spots for Decentralized Clinical Trials: Reframing Old Challenges

3 Feb 2025

Clinical research asks questions about how well an investigative treatment or diagnostic works, or how well and in what amounts existing treatments work by comparison. But, with a broader view, clinical research can do more. If research is...

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Amanda Wagner Gee, Bumyang Kim, PhD, and Andrew Friedson, PhD

3 Feb 2025

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The Reinvention of Prevention: How to Fund and Finance a Pivot to a Prevention-First Healthcare System

27 Jan 2025

As part of the debut of the Milken Institute’s Project Prevent initiative in 2024, the Institute conducted a series of interviews with 35 key stakeholders and experts in health, finance, philanthropy, pensions, and public policy to explore...

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Simon Radford, Yun Fu, and Mark Williams

27 Jan 2025

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Weather and Waste: Rethinking Small Business Support Following a Natural Disaster

30 Jan 2025

As of November 1, 2024, one each of 24 confirmed weather-related disasters in the United States caused damage associated with losses exceeding $1 billion. The year was one of the costliest since 1980. Nationally, the annual number of...

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Kristen Fanarakis

Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth

Kristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation.

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The Rise of Mid-Sized American Cities: The Drivers of Perfectly-Sized Growth

27 Jan 2025

Last week I had the pleasure of talking with the mayors of Raleigh, NC, and Ogden, UT, about the factors that have propelled their cities to the top of our list of best-performing large cities in this year’s Best-Performing Cities report...

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Maggie Switek, PhD

Formerly Milken Institute

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Leading Corporate Philanthropies: Executive Profiles and Talent Management

21 Jan 2025

Corporate philanthropy—the efforts companies make to give back to their communities and the world—plays a unique and vital role within the philanthropic sector.

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John Schellhase, Danielle Graham, and Hilary McConnaughey Page

21 Jan 2025

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Supporting Family Caregiving: How Employers Can Lead

23 Jan 2025

More than 53 million people provide unpaid care for loved ones, with 61 percent also holding paid jobs. Family caregiving impacts financial stability, career progression, and overall well-being.

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Priyanka Shah and Diane Ty

23 Jan 2025

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Patient Engagement in Care Delivery: Approaches by Health-Care Providers

16 Jan 2025

Patient engagement is a critical component at every stage of the health care ecosystem, from drug development to care delivery.

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Hadly Clark and Erin Cieslewski

16 Jan 2025

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Toward Self-Sustaining Models for Preventive Health Investments

17 Jan 2025

Many types of health interventions fit the adage, “A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.” By engaging in preventive behaviors and consuming preventive care, the risk of future adverse events is lowered—saving both human suffering and the...

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Andrew Friedson, PhD

FORMERLY MILKEN INSTITUTE

Research and Data Tools

2025 Best-Performing Cities: Mapping Economic Growth across the US

14 Jan 2025

With inflation easing and the US economy experiencing continued growth, the turbulence triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is now largely behind us. In this post-pandemic landscape, metropolitan areas remain the hubs of economic activity.

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Maggie Switek, PhD, Brock Smith, and Abigail Humphreys, PhD

14 Jan 2025

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2025 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Overview

16 Jan 2025

This webinar will provide an overview of the Milken Institute’s annual report, 2025 Best-Performing Cities: Mapping Economic Growth across the US, featuring dialogue with mayors from this year’s top-performing cities.

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