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.
Jason Lerner is Portfolio Director at the Health Lab of the University of Chicago Urban Labs. He has spent the past twenty years working at the nexus of public health and public safety. Trained as an attorney and social worker, he has dedicated his career to the pursuit of fairness and equity in our nation’s criminal justice system. His work spans all major touchpoints of the public safety ecosystem, including prevention and treatment, 911/emergency response, policing, courts, corrections, and reentry services. He has extensive experience managing complex research and technical assistance projects across the country.
Jason oversees Health Lab’s crisis response and diversion/deflection portfolio, including evaluations of several promising alternative response programs and community-based interventions for multi-system “high-utilizers.” He also manages the lab’s body of 911 predictive analytics and qualitative work with 911 system stakeholders. Prior to joining the Health Lab, Jason spent several years with Crime Lab New York-one of Health Lab’s sister labs-where he managed multiple large-scale field studies, including an evaluation of the impact of outdoor lighting on crime in and around New York City. He also worked at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he coordinated NYC’s RXStat program, a multi-agency public health-public safety collaboration for responding to problem drug use and overdose mortality.
Jason holds a B.A. and J.D. degree from Rutgers University and an M.S.W. from Columbia University.
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