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 2025 Ninez A. Ponce, Tara Becker, Riti Shimkhada, AJ Scheitler, Susan Babey,
Recent political events have data custodians and users across the country asking an important question—if the federal government is backing away from its historical role as a leader in advancing data quality and data democracy, what does it mean for the future of representation and evidence-based policy development? More
April 2025 Rebekah H. Nagler, Erika Franklin Fowler, Emily K. Vraga, Alexander J. Rothman, Rachel I. Vogel, Sarah E. Gollust,
Our survey found that a high proportion of the American public (almost 80%) had heard about the firing of federal scientists and health workers, and a substantial number had heard of federal cuts to health research and treatment abroad (73.7%), to indirect costs (73.3%), and to specific research grants (70.2%). More
April 2025 Nahid Bhadelia, Laura White, Lawrence O. Gostin,
In 2024, we warned about the potential for measles resurgence in the United States, due to declining vaccination rates and growing religious and… More
April 2025 Joshua M. Sharfstein,
It was during the Presidency of George W. Bush in 2006 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asserted that “the foundation of HHS… More
April 2025 Kushal T. Kadakia, Rebecca E. Giglio, Dave A. Chokshi,
Public health in America faces a paradox: its mandate encompasses the population as a whole, yet the infrastructure of public health—the teams of… More
April 2025 Paula M. Lantz,
Since the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, his administration has “flooded the zone” with a deluge of… More
April 2025 Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Patricia Hong,
Everyone is familiar by now with the United States’s appalling maternal and infant mortality statistics. Despite leading the world in health care… More
April 2025 John E. McDonough,
Scorned and denigrated during its first decade, the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges/marketplaces have blossomed in this decade to… More
March 2025 Jamila Michener, Sarah D. Rozenblum,
As we enter a new Presidential administration, the health and well-being of low-income families hangs in the balance. Many of the policies that offer… More
March 2025 Michael D. Stein,
The first months of the second Trump administration have, as predicted, been a matter of ungoverning. In the name of efficiency and budget reduction,… More