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.
Quarterly Department
Quarterly Article
September 2026 Lisa Carter-Bawa,
Context: Despite substantial evidence that stigma produces measurable health inequities across conditions and populations, stigma remains absent from… More
September 2026 Shannon N. Ogden, Stephanie Loo, Megan B. Cole, Kathryn D. Thompson, Kenneth N. Lim, Sarah H. Gordon, Collette N. Ncube, Elizabeth W. Patton, Karen E. Lasser, Lois McCloskey,
In the wake of a US maternal health crisis, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may be a key opportunity to improve maternal health care. More
August 2026 Lucinda B. Leung, Valerie P. Nguyen, Christine M. Thompson, Jasmeen J. Santos, Catherine E. Brayton, Susan L. Ettner, José J. Escarce, Alexander D. McCourt,
Telehealth can improve access to medical and mental health care for rural and under-resourced communities. More
August 2026 Jordan Herring, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz,
In 2018, proposed changes to the public charge rule—amid intensified anti-immigrant rhetoric and heterogeneous local immigration enforcement—were widely publicized. More
July 2026 Christina Laternser,
Geographic gaps in hospital-based obstetric services are often framed as “maternity care deserts,” emphasizing community vulnerability and motivating targeted investments. More
July 2026 Harold A. Pollack, Richard Frank, Sherry Glied,
Since the early 1960s, US policymakers have sought to assist persons living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) and persons living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to live on a human scale with their clinical and service needs met in their communities. More
July 2026 Sarah B. Windle, Peter M. Socha, Jasleen Arneja, Sam Harper, Genevieve Gore, Geneviéve Gariépy, Eva Graham, Andrea Benedetti, Arijit Nandi,
Substantial changes in cannabis policies are occurring globally; however, the impacts of these reforms on cannabis use, as well as downstream effects on other substance use, remain unclear. More
July 2026 Naomi Clemmons, Lea Ayers LaFave, Milton Kotelchuck, Arthur R. James,
Public health prevention initiatives (inclusive of clinical care/services) concerning women have historically pursued two relatively independent tracks: a maternal and child health (MCH) track and a family planning track. While not so far apart from one another, their language, practice, and policy have kept MCH and family planning services in silos at the expense of providing a comprehensive continuum of care and services for sexual and reproductive health. More
June 2026 Sarah Hamersma, Mitchell McFarlane,
Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for only 3 months in any 36-month period, after which they are subject to a work requirement to continue receiving benefits. More
June 2026 Yusra Murad, Kristina Medero, Chloe Gansen, Jasmine Sandate, Marissa Hallo, Sarah E. Gollust,
Building narrative power, a foundational strategy used in community organizing, involves dismantling dominant narratives that uphold inequity and constructing counternarratives that advance health equity and racial justice by reshaping how people make sense of the world. More