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.
Robert Wolf, JD, has a long and distinguished career in aging, health, law, and philanthropy. He is currently serving as a consultant to a number of leading organizations, including The New York Academy of Medicine and the National Council on Aging. For the past 18 years, Wolf has also served as a senior adviser to the SC Group, one of the country’s most important philanthropic foundation groups in the field of geriatrics. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President for Innovation and Development at HealthCare Chaplaincy, a national leader in the research, education, and practice of spirit-centered palliative care. Prior to that, Wolf was the director of special projects at the AARP Foundation. He has also served as the executive director of medical and geriatric programs for UJA Federation in New York City, where he managed grants and programmatic support to community agencies, medical centers, and geriatric institutions. Wolf has also had a distinguished career in law, first as a staff attorney at the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College and later as a partner at Strauss and Wolf, the nation’s first law firm devoted to eldercare, where he devised legal strategies that continue to influence the practice of law and aging. He has authored and coauthored publications on aging and the rights of caregivers. He earned a BA degree from Brooklyn College, a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College, a postgraduate certificate in not-for-profit management from the Columbia School of Business, and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. June 2016
June 2016