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.
Anuradha Jetty, MPH, is the senior epidemiologist at the Robert Graham Center. Her work involves secondary data analysis of national surveys, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, National Health Interview Survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, National Survey of Children’s Health, American Community Survey, and National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Her research focuses on access to care, the physician workforce, cost sharing, social determinants of health, child health, and racial health disparities. Ms. Jetty has authored some of the most-cited papers on high-deductible health plans and health service use, the usual source of care, and patient-provider racial concordance. Ms. Jetty joined the Robert Graham Center in 2014 as a research associate and served as the health services researcher from 2018 to 2021. Ms. Jetty completed her bachelor of homeopathy medicine and surgery at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. She received her graduate degree in public health (epidemiology) from George Mason University. February 2023
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