The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
The Fund identifies and shares policy ideas and analysis to advance state health leadership, strong primary care, and sustainable health care costs.
Keep up with news and updates from the Milbank Memorial Fund. And read the latest blogs from our thought leaders, including Fund President Christopher F. Koller.
The Fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, as well as reports, issues briefs, and case studies on topics important to health policy leaders.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is is a foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
Leonard Croom is the Value-Based Payment (VBP) Operations Lead at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS). In this role, he guides the implementation and oversight of population health initiatives and value-based payment programs that advance NC Medicaid’s priorities and improve care for members. Leonard has over a decade of experience in health policy, Medicaid program development, and care delivery reforms, contributing to innovations such as NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK), Healthy Opportunities Pilots, Nutrition Insecurity Cross-Enrollment Pilot, and Advanced Medical Home programs. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Campbell University and was nominated for Medicaid’s Unsung Leader Award of Excellence in 2022.
June 2025
