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.
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Quarterly Article
September 2026 Charles P. Webel,
The Czech Republic’s COVID-19 excess mortality represents a preparedness paradox. More
August 2024 James René Jolin, Barak Richman, Ateev Mehrotra, Carmel Shachar,
This article explores a menu of possible incremental policy measures that could expand access of interstate telehealth to key patient populations. More
May 2024 Cason Schmit, Brian Larson, Thomas Tanabe, Mahin Ramezani, Qi Zheng, Hye-Chung Kum,
Context: Recent legislative privacy efforts have not included special provisions for public health data use. Although past studies documented support… More
Quarterly Opinion
May 2024 Elizabeth A. Stuart, Joshua M. Sharfstein,
There is growing recognition that the caustic scientific debates about the impact of masks, social distancing, and remote schooling during the… More
February 2024 Sara Rosenbaum,
By February 1, 2024, more than 16 million Americans had lost Medicaid as a result of the unwinding of the special Medicaid continuous enrollment… More
December 2023 Sandro Galea, George J. Annas,
We are likely still too close to the Covid pandemic, too enmeshed in its ongoing risks, to fully evaluate what we did right and what we did wrong these past years, and how we can best plan for future pandemics. More
November 2023 Paula M. Lantz,
Paula M. Lantz warns against complacency in COVID-19. More
June 2023 Paula M. Lantz,
The sunsetting of emergency declarations and orders, while signaling a decrease in the turmoil caused by COVID-19, does not mean the pandemic is over in the United States or globally. More
May 2023 Sandro Galea,
At some level, we failed at prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic. If our metric for success was preventing viral spread, illness, or death, then a pandemic in which the United States was hit harder than any other large country showed us that we fell substantially shorter in prevention than we might have hoped. With this as a motivating impulse, I suggest that we ask two questions: what caused the consequences of COVID-19 to be so devastating in the US? And, understanding that, what would be an intellectual and practical agenda for prevention going forward? More
April 2023 Joshua M. Sharfstein, Nicole Lurie,
A new vision for the field of public health emergency preparedness for the future, one that is integrally connected to a future vision for public health. More