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.
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The Fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, as well as reports, issues briefs, and case studies on topics important to health policy leaders.
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May 2024
Rhode Island met its health care cost growth target in 2022, according to the 2024 health care spending and quality report released by the Office of the Health Insurance Commission (OHIC) at a public hearing earlier this month. More
he Milbank Memorial Fund has begun recruitment for the 2024-2025 cohorts of the Milbank Memorial Fund’s two leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state, large-county, and large-city government officials who are committed to improving population health. More
April 2024
In an April 15, 2024, Opinion in Healthcare Dive, Christopher Koller, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund; Kyu Rhee, president and CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers; and R. Shawn Martin, executive vice president and CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, explain that chronic disinvestment and inadequate training have created a shortage of primary care workers. More
Dannette Smith was not a late bloomer. With a trailblazing mom — not many Black women were assistant school superintendents in a… More
A table showing state target values for 2024 and beyond, as available. More
February 2024
The strength of the Milbank State Leadership Network is found in our members’ diverse range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and talents. More
Morissa Henn Justin Turner Both Morissa Henn, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human… More
This short video explains health care cost growth targets, which set a spending goal that health industry stakeholders commit to in order to identify policies that will make health care more affordable. More
The CDC Foundation today announced a new endowed scholarship program, Voices Today for Change Tomorrow, for descendants of the Black men who were part of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee and Macon County, AL, 1932–1972. More
January 2024
We are pleased to present our top 10 most-read Milbank Quarterly articles of 2023. 1. Conceptualizing the Mechanisms of Social Determinants… More
