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.
Focus Area
Publication
July 2024 Sofia Espinosa, Mary Louise Gilburg, Morgan McDonald,
An overview of an MLSN briefing on the Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 state health disparities report. More
Blog Post
July 2024 Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH,
The Supreme Court has overturned longstanding precedent by striking down the “Chevron doctrine” – a 40-year-old standard that required courts to defer to regulatory agencies to interpret ambiguous laws. Experts say it will dramatically change the way key health agencies do business. More
With direction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Milbank Memorial Fund convened four panels designed to synthesize evidence and opportunities for postpartum mortality reduction to inform the Postpartum Maternal Health Collaborative. More
News Article
July 2024 Joanne Kenan,
In Kentucky, state Rep. Kimberly Moser, a neonatal intensive care and flight nurse turned policymaker, managed to get sweeping legislation passed on both those issues after just a few terms in the legislature. More
May 2024 Lauryn Walker, Lisa Dulsky Watkins, Christopher F. Koller,
States should consider six key activities to prioritize resources and use their authority most effectively. More
May 2024 Lauryn Walker, Shannon Dowler, Barbra Rabson, Bob Rauner,
This brief provides seven recommendations for how the federal government can support states in their primary care reform efforts. More
May 2024 María José Ruiz, Santiago Avila,
Improving communication between patients with non-English language preference and their physicians demands a significant cultural shift, medical education prioritization, and policy change. More
May 2024 Sofia Espinosa, Mary Louise Gilburg, Morgan McDonald,
A Milbank State Leadership Network virtual briefing featured a presentation on new models of enhanced market oversight and insight from state attorneys general offices. More
May 2024 Martha Hostetter,
This series of state profiles shows how each state in the Peterson-Milbank program has approached one or two of the cost growth target program implementation activities. More
May 2024
he Milbank Memorial Fund has begun recruitment for the 2024-2025 cohorts of the Milbank Memorial Fund’s two leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state, large-county, and large-city government officials who are committed to improving population health. More
