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The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
The Fund identifies and shares policy ideas and analysis to advance state health leadership, strong primary care, and sustainable health care costs.
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April 2025 Christopher F. Koller,
For all the concern of Medicaid “reform,” the real problem here is how to pay for tax cuts — ones that increase income disparities — in the hopes of stimulating the economy. Low-income Medicaid beneficiaries should not foot the bill. More
Fact Sheet Milbank State Leadership Network State Health Policy Leadership
April 2025 Sofia Espinosa, Morgan McDonald,
The Milbank State Leadership Network hosted a virtual session for state legislators and legislative staff to hear directly from state and local public health officials on the impact of funding and federal program staffing cuts to core services. More
Milbank State Leadership Network State Health Policy Leadership
April 2025 Morgan McDonald,
As health departments brace for potential additional funding losses, Morgan McDonald calls on state and local staff and policymakers on all sides of the aisle to communicate the impact of the cuts, particularly with their federal delegations. More
Sustainable Health Care Costs
April 2025 Alex Reger, Lisa Sementilli ,
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is working toward engaging employers in the policy process. More
April 2025 Jennifer Avegno,
With federal funding cuts affecting local health departments, running a strong ground game is more challenging now than ever. More
April 2025 Bryant Rucker,
We need a more racially and ethnically diverse PA workforce to reflect the US patient population, But despite the significant increase in the number of PA graduates, there has been a steady decrease in Black graduates. Black representation began its decline as many PA programs transitioned to masters-level programs. According to the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), 38 physician assistant schools had zero Black graduates and 16 schools had zero Hispanic graduates from 2019 to 2021. More
Issue Brief
March 2025 Rebecca S. Etz, Kevin Grumbach, Larry A. Green, Kurt C. Stange,
Primary care clinicians are a bellwether for the state of health care and health in the United States. With the Trump Administration moving at… More
Fact Sheet Milbank State Leadership Network
March 2025 Mary Louise Gilburg, Sofia Espinosa, Morgan McDonald,
The Milbank State Leadership Network hosted experts from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to discuss state legislative approaches to Medicaid and behavioral health policy during the 2025 state legislative season. The conversation explored bipartisan approaches to strengthen coverage, address rising costs amid severe budget constraints, and, improve access to substance use disorder treatment and suicide prevention. More
State Health Policy Leadership
March 2025 Sarita A. Mohanty, Narda Ipakchi,
For decades, the program has connected lower-income older adults and people with disabilities to the kind of care that helps them live with independence and purpose. More
March 2025 Sarah Loch, Elizabeth Mendes,
As Congress works toward passing a budget reconciliation plan, lawmakers are considering massive cuts in federal financing for programs that provide… More
