Defining the ROI of Patient Engagement in MedTech Product Development
Learn about the value and return on investment of patient engagement in medical technology product development.
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance
The FasterCures team at the Milken Institute is honored to provide its expert response to the Request for Comments on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Draft Guidance, Implementation of Sections 1191–1198 of the Social Security...
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Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther 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.
Milken Institute Statement on the Reconciliation Bill
“As Congress continues to finalize the reconciliation package, the Milken Institute supports the key provisions for Trump Accounts and Opportunity Zones that will advance economic mobility for all Americans,” said Michael Piwowar, EVP of...
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Michael Piwowar, PhD
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Finance
Michael S. Piwowar, PhD, is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Finance. Piwowar served as a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 15, 2013, to July 6, 2018.
FinTech in Focus — June 24, 2025
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Request for Information on Health Technology Ecosystem
Milken Institute Health is honored to provide its expert response to the Request for Information: Health Technology Ecosystem [CMS-0042-NC]. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital...
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Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther 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.
Making Workforce Housing Affordable: Breaking Structural Barriers
Redlining was a legally sanctioned practice of denying various services, including access to credit, for people living in specific neighborhoods, usually identified on the basis of race or ethnicity, and primarily in urban communities.
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Blair Smith
Senior Director, Milken Institute Finance
Blair Smith is senior director at Milken Institute Finance, with more than 20 years of financial services and capital markets experience. He leads the Access to Capital and strategic innovative financing initiatives to enhance economic and social impact.
Making Workforce Housing Affordable: The High Cost of Falling Behind
It’s difficult to pinpoint numbers in a population that is constantly on the move. But on a single night in 2024, when US state and local authorities nationwide counted their populations and reported the results to the US Department of...
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Blair Smith
Senior Director, Milken Institute Finance
Blair Smith is senior director at Milken Institute Finance, with more than 20 years of financial services and capital markets experience. He leads the Access to Capital and strategic innovative financing initiatives to enhance economic and social impact.
Milken Institute Statement on US Federal Investment in Biomedical Research
For nearly a century, active US federal investment in biomedical research has delivered breakthroughs that cure diseases, improve quality of life, and drive economic growth. Each dollar the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invests...
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Milken Institute EVP of Finance Michael Piwowar Testifies on Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation
Washington, DC (June 4)—Today, Michael Piwowar, Executive Vice President of Finance at the Milken Institute, provided testimony before the US House Committee on Agriculture hearing on American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets...
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American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework
WASHINGTON, DC (June 4, 2025) — Today, Michael Piwowar, Executive Vice President of Finance at the Milken Institute, provided testimony before the US House Committee on Agriculture hearing on American Innovation and the Future of Digital...
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Michael Piwowar, PhD
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Finance
Michael S. Piwowar, PhD, is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Finance. Piwowar served as a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 15, 2013, to July 6, 2018.