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.
Dawn Alley, PhD, is head of scale at IMPaCT Care, a public benefit corporation scaling evidence-based community health worker programs to improve health equity and drive health care value. She has 20 years of experience in leadership in population health research, health policy, and health care delivery in both the public and private sector. She has held federal leadership roles, including chief strategy officer at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, senior advisor to the U.S. Surgeon General, and executive in residence at ARPA-H. She has also held executive roles as president of decision support at CareBridge Health, a Medicaid value-based provider, and head of healthcare innovation at Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase’s business unit focused on innovation in employer-sponsored insurance. Dr. Alley received her PhD from the University of Southern California and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and is affiliate faculty at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
January 2020
November 2025