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.
April 2024 Daniel Dawes, Anthony Iton,
The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling that affirmative action in the admissions processes at Harvard College and the University of North… More
March 2024 Harold A. Pollack, Kristin Lee Berg,
Learn about measures that can help address challenges that prevent people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from getting needed mental health care. More
March 2024 Lindsay Admon, Erica Marsh, Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
ar from keeping courts away from social controversy as promised, the Dobbs decision – and the individual state power to dictate circumstances under which patients can access myriad types of reproductive health care it unleashed – pose implications that remain unpredictable, inequitable, and heart-wrenching for patients and providers alike. More
March 2024 David Rosner,
Since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring Americans’ bodies for the presence of 212 chemicals, detailing… 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
February 2024 Gail R. Wilensky,
Five years ago, I wrote a column titled, “The Surprising Resiliency of the Affordable Care Act,” noting that despite the hostility of the Trump… More
January 2024 Kushal T. Kadakia, Harlan M. Krumholz,
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a seminal report titled To Err is Human, which determined that tens of thousands of patient deaths… More
January 2024 Marianne Udow-Phillips, Samantha Iovan, Peter D. Jacobson,
The imbalance in US health spending between public health and medical care is no secret. For example, of the more than $3.8 trillion in US health… More
January 2024 David N. Pellow,
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December 2023 Jonathan I. Levy,
In November 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would require water systems to replace all lead service… More