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.
Networks of state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care.
A program dedicated to 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 offer 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.
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.
Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Pamela Herd, PhD, is the Carol Kakalec Kohn professor of social policy in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She studies inequality across the life course, with particular attention to how social policies and socioeconomic conditions shape health, aging, and economic well-being. An expert in survey research, She is currently one of the Co-Principal Investigators for General Social Survey, an Investigator with the Wisconsin Longitudinal Survey, and Chair of the NIH Data Advisory Board for the National Study of Adolescent Health. Professor Herd’s award winning research on administrative burden, or the bureaucratic obstacles that people encounter when trying to access government benefits, services, and rights, has helped influence state and federal policy reforms. Professor Herd received the Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award from the American Political Science Association, the Wilder School Award for Scholarship in Social Equity in Public Policy Analysis, given by the National Academy of Public Administration, and the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Lectureship, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. She frequently writes and speaks on these topics to media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, NPR, and the PBS NewsHour.