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.
Rob Waters is an award-winning journalist, researcher, editorial consultant and author who focuses on health, mental health, and health policy. He is a contributing writer for Health Affairs and for the California Health Care Foundation blog. In recent years, he has written for Kaiser Health News, STAT, EdSource, the Atlantic and many other publications.
Waters was West Coast health, science and biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News, covering science and business news in the pharmaceutical and health care industries. He also has worked as a staff writer at Time Inc. Health, assigning editor at WebMD, contributing editor at Psychotherapy Networker magazine and editor of the Tenderloin Times, a four-language San Francisco community newspaper.
Waters’ articles have also appeared in Politico, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, San Francisco magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, Pew Trust magazine, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Salon.com, and numerous other outlets. He co-authored From Boys to Men, published in 2004 by Simon & Schuster. Among other honors, his 2005 Mother Jones investigation, “Medicating Amanda,” won the Casey Award for magazine writing and he was awarded fellowships by the Rosalyn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism and the University of Maryland Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy. He is a member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto.
September 2020