Key focus areas

Our programs focus on creating an affordable health care system built on strong primary care and partnerships that improve health outcomes for all.

State Health Policy Leadership

The Fund aims to improve state health leaders’ ability to enact and implement evidence-based policies through leadership skill development and dissemination of best practices.

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Primary Care Transformation

The Fund aims to advance policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.

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Health Care Affordability

The Fund aims to advance state policies that improve population health by supporting state efforts to contain health care cost growth.

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The Fund aims to improve state health leaders’ ability to enact and implement evidence-based policies through leadership skill development and dissemination of best practices.


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The Fund aims to advance policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.


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The Fund aims to advance state policies that improve population health by supporting state efforts to contain health care cost growth.


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The Latest from The Milbank Memorial Fund

Building a Robust Primary Care Workforce: Diffusing Lessons Across States 
Sep 22, 2026 | Blog Post

Building a Robust Primary Care Workforce: Diffusing Lessons Across States 

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Sep 21, 2026 | News Article

Milbank Submits Comment on Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Change  

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Sep 21, 2026 | Publication

Innovative State Medicaid Financing Strategies for Perinatal Care: Virtual Convening of Milbank State Leadership Network Recap

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Sep 16, 2026 | Blog Post

Moving Is the Only Way Forward

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Moving Is the Only Way Forward

The Milbank Quarterly

A multidiscipinary journal of population health and health policy

Early View, Original Scholarship
September 22, 2026
Addressing Social and Cultural Needs with Lean Management in a National Sample of US Physician Practices
By Dorothy Y. Hung, LILLIAN C. LEVY, Karen E. Schifferdecker, Dasha E. Zerboni, Stephen M. Shortell
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Early View, Original Scholarship
September 22, 2026
The Czech Conundrum: Institutional Trust Erosion and COVID-19 Pandemic Mortality
By Charles P. Webel
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Early View, Perspective
September 22, 2026
The Inverted Circuit: Attribution, Answerability, and Accountability in Canadian Health Governance
By Alan H. Menkis
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Early View, Perspective
September 17, 2026
The State of Primary Care in the United States
By Robert L. Phillips, Deborah J. Cohen, Ethan J. Phillips, Lauren S. Hughes , Andrew W. Bazemore
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Early View, Perspective
September 14, 2026
Building a Resilient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Safety Net in An Era of Austerity: Challenges for US State Governments
By Brendan Saloner, Yngvild Olsen
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Early View, Perspective
September 9, 2026
Vaccine Policy: The State Role in a Time of Public Health Disruption
By Sara Rosenbaum
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State Networks and Leadership Programs

Milbank State Leadership Network

The Milbank State Leadership Network is a bipartisan group of more than 800 state health policy leaders from both the executive and legislative branches.

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Primary Care Networks

The Fund convenes or co-convenes several networks of leaders pursuing policy to strengthen primary care.

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Emerging Leaders Program

The Emerging Leaders Program is designed for early and mid-career legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.

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Milbank Fellows Program

The Milbank Fellows Program is a leadership program for senior executive branch and legislative state government leaders committed to improving population health.

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Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs

The Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs advances state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.

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Resource Highlights

News Articles

Keep up with news and updates from the Milbank Memorial Fund.

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On Balance: Policies for Health

Drawing on 25 years as a population health strategist, Milbank Memorial Fund President Debra Lubar offers insights into health policymaking.

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The States of Health

Short takes from Milbank Memorial Fund staff and guest authors on research and state policies that affect population health.

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