The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
A bipartisan group of state health policymakers from both the executive and legislative branches who are focused on improving population health.
Supporting networks of state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care.
Advancing state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
A leadership development program for early and mid-career state government officials who are committed to improving the health of all people in their communities.
A leadership program for senior state government officials who are committed to improving population health.
The Fund focuses on creating an affordable health care system built on strong primary care and partnerships that improve health outcomes for all.
Improving state leaders ability to enact and implement evidence-based health policies.
Advancing policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.
Improving population health through policies that contain health care cost growth.
Our state health policy resources provide relevant data analysis and best practices.
The Fund publishes reports, issues briefs, and case studies on state health policy issues.
Short takes on health policy issues from Milbank staff and guest authors.
Insights from Milbank President Debra Lubar on state health policymaking.
Reported articles and Q&As on timely health policy issues, as well as foundation updates.
Upcoming and past Milbank Memorial Fund and Milbank Quarterly webinars featuring state health policymakers and researchers.
Updates and expert contact information for reporters.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is a private foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
Amanda Dumas attended Loyola University New Orleans and received a medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During her medical training she spent a year in Zambia with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia helping to scale-up pediatric clinical services. She then completed residency training at the Brown Pediatric Residency Program in Rhode Island, followed by a Master of Science in Clinical Research during a General Academic Pediatric Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
She moved to New Orleans to join the faculty at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2013. Her clinical practice centers on the care of adolescents and parenting teens. As an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Dr. Dumas also conducts grant-funded health disparities research and was selected to take part in the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center’s Roadmap Scholars Program and is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. She contributes to resident and medical student education and was the director of the Pediatric Residency Advocacy Rotation for 6 years.
She joined the Louisiana Department of Health in 2020 as the Associate Medical Director of the Bureau of Health Service Financing (Medicaid), where she helps to advance clinical policy goals within the agency, meets with stakeholders, and participates in maternal and child health focused interagency collaborations. She currently resides in New Orleans with her husband, who is also a pediatrician, and their sons, ages 4 and 6. They enjoy exploring the area’s unique landscape and culture, riding in Mardi Gras floats, and eating out.