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.
Deepti Kanneganti MPP, is a senior consultant at Bailit Health, where she supports states in establishing cost growth, quality, and primary care pending targets; improving performance measurement programs; and maintaining multi-payer aligned measure sets. She is working with the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy to develop and implement a primary care spend target and a data-use strategy to help stakeholders identify areas of high costs and cost growth drivers. Ms. Kanneganti is helping Delaware and Rhode Island calculate and evaluate performance against each state’s cost growth target. She has performed substantial research and applied work related to quality measures. She is working with Rhode Island Medicaid to modify and maintain its accountable entities quality measure slate and methodology, and, supported the development, implementation, and maintenance of multi-payer aligned quality measure sets for Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Ms. Kanneganti also performed cost modeling of primary care workforce configurations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Before joining Bailit Health, Ms. Kanneganti performed strategic analysis and competitive market intelligence at Boston Biomedical Consultants. She performed quantitative analyses on submarket and competitor performance for the point-of-care testing in vitro diagnostics market. Ms. Kanneganti earned a bachelor of science degree from Brandeis University and a master of public policy degree from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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