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.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports networks of state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care.
Milbank convenes state primary care leaders to learn from one another, hear from subject-matter experts, and share resources and lessons on policy strategies to advance primary care, including investment, workforce, and payment models. These networks bring together representatives from Medicaid agencies, primary care advocates, and state policy leaders, creating a space for champions of primary care to learn from and support each other.
Read Milbank publications on primary care investment, financing, training and more.
In partnership with the Primary Care Development Corporation and the Commonwealth Fund, Milbank supports the Primary Care Investment Network, or PCIN, which aims to increase investment in primary care by supporting state policies that direct a greater share of commercial, self-insured, and Medicaid spending toward primary care services. The Network connects state advocates and policymakers, fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing across states, and builds leadership capacity to support initiatives to increase primary care funding.
Building on its history of convening state Medicaid agencies involved in federal payment models, Milbank brings together Medicaid agencies from the eight states that participated in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center’s former Making Care Primary model to continue sharing information on payment approaches.
Milbank hosts quarterly meetings of state agency representatives, state advocates, and policymakers interested in advancing Medicaid payment reform for primary care.
Milbank partners with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) on this network, which was built around our jointly published primary care policy menu. The Learning Network provides a forum for state officials to share promising state approaches for strengthening primary care systems, with a focus on the unique challenges facing rural communities.
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