Diana Bianco

Diana Bianco, JD, oversees Milbank’s primary care portfolio as a consultant. In this role, she works with Milbank’s network of Medicaid primary care leaders and, in collaboration with the Primary Care Development Corporation and the Commonwealth Fund, with the Primary Care Investment Network, as well as other partners.

As a consultant for more than 30 years, Diana has supported clients in navigating the changing health care environment. She has developed health policy, facilitated collaborative processes that resulted in legislative action, helped health care organizations envision their future, and worked with state decision-makers to identify challenges and devise solutions to improve the health and health care systems.

Diana started her career in health care studying Medicaid law, built expertise working on policies to improve the health care system, and, as a long-time consultant, has worked with government, foundations, non-profit advocacy groups, community health clinics, business groups, hospital and provider associations, insurers, state boards and taskforces, health care providers, and patients to improve the health system. The issues she has focused on include strengthening primary care through addressing investment and payment methodologies; the intersection of health care and public health; Medicaid policy; the integration of physical and behavioral health; and lifting up health-related social needs.

Prior to consulting, Diana served as a policy lead and lawyer working to improve health care access and quality at non-profit organizations. Diana also has represented children and adults with disabilities in health care matters and served as staff to elected officials.

Diana is a cum laude graduate of New York University School of Law. She received her BA from Brown University. Diana has served on the boards of several human services organizations in Portland, Oregon, where she lives.