The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
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.
Keep up with news and updates from the Milbank Memorial Fund. And read the latest blogs from our thought leaders, including Fund President Christopher F. Koller.
The Fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, as well as reports, issues briefs, and case studies on topics important to health policy leaders.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is is a foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
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Current Issue Early View Opinions
Early View Original Scholarship
By: Stephanie B. Gold, Allison Costello, Maura Gissen, Selin Odman, Larry A. Green, Kurt C. Stange, Réna Swann, Rebecca S. Etz,
Context: Frustration with the burden of proliferating measures in health care focused on diseases and care processes has added to the growing desire… More
By: Jake Haselswerdt,
Context: Mental health problems represent a major public health issue for the United States, and access to mental health treatment is both inadequate… More
From the Editor
By: Alan B. Cohen,
In this issue of the Quarterly, readers will find an engaging mix of articles, beginning with two Perspectives and original scholarship on a range of policy topics. More
By: Agnes Grudniewicz, Ellen Randall, Lori Jones, Aidan Bodner, M. Ruth Lavergne,
This scoping review explored how comprehensiveness in primary care is conceptualized and defined in order to map its attributes in support of being able to more clearly and precisely define this key concept in research, practice, and policy. More
Original Scholarship
By: Federica Zavattaro, Viktor von Wyl, Felix Gille,
Public trust is critical to both system legitimacy and the successful implementation of data-driven health initiatives. Legislations are an essential instrument for building public trust, as they can have a dual effect on trust: a passive effect by reinforcing the public perception of an active regulatory system that upholds the rule of law and an active effect as a tool for policymakers to signal trust-building actions to be undertaken during the implementation phase. More
By: Heidi L. Allen, Mandi Spishak-Thomas, Kristen Underhill, Chen Liu, Jamie R. Daw,
The cost of childbirth and postpartum health care results in significant and persistent financial hardship, particularly for families with lower income with commercial insurance. More
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The Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs advances state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.
The Milbank State Leadership Network is a bipartisan group of state health policy leaders from both the executive and legislative branches.
The Emerging Leaders Program seeks to develop practical, hands-on leadership skills in future senior executive and legislative officials.
The Milbank Fellows Program is a leadership program for executive branch and senior legislative state government leaders committed to improving population health.
Keep up with news and updates from the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Short takes from Milbank Memorial Fund staff and guest authors on research and policies that affect population health.
Milbank Memorial Fund President Christopher Koller and other staff offer their perspectives on both the latest and perennial issues in population health.
