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.
Mandar Bodas, PhD, MHA, has been professorial lecturer and a research scientist at the Mullan Institute at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University since 2020. His current work focuses on the geographic variation in the workforce serving pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries, exploring factors associated with disparities in primary care outcomes, analyzing the workforce providing reproductive services to Medicaid beneficiaries, and the relationship between managed care contracting policies and postpartum utilization. His research interests broadly include examining how federal and state-level health policies affect the health of disadvantaged populations. Before joining the George Washington University, Mandar was a CDC Fellow at the Office of Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He received his PhD in health care policy and research from Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a master’s in hospital administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
October 2025