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.
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Quarterly Opinion
May 2024 Elizabeth A. Stuart, Joshua M. Sharfstein,
There is growing recognition that the caustic scientific debates about the impact of masks, social distancing, and remote schooling during the… More
April 2024 Paula M. Lantz, Emma Carter,
As of April 2024, approximately 250 local, state, and federal governmental entities have introduced bills, executive orders, and other policies that… More
April 2024 Jennifer Karas Montez,
Ten ways to accelerate research on the role that the seismic shifts in states’ policy contexts may have played in the troubling trends and growing disparities in Americans’ health. More
Quarterly Article
March 2024 Alan B. Cohen,
After celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Milbank Quarterly in 2023, we begin the process of plotting the journal’s next century with an… More
March 2024 David Rosner,
Since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring Americans’ bodies for the presence of 212 chemicals, detailing… More
February 2024 Jonathan C. Heller, Marjory L. Givens, Sheri P. Johnson, David A. Kindig,
When the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) published their framework for the social… More
January 2024 Kushal T. Kadakia, Harlan M. Krumholz,
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a seminal report titled To Err is Human, which determined that tens of thousands of patient deaths… More
January 2024 David A. Kindig, Yasmin Mohd Ariffin, Hannah Olson-Williams,
This study finds that every percent of evangelicals in a county is associated with 4.01 more premature deaths per 100,000 population and 0.13% fair/poor health. More
December 2023 Jonathan I. Levy,
In November 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would require water systems to replace all lead service… More
December 2023 Lawrence O. Gostin, Sarah Wetter, Alexandra Finch,
In November of this year, global health leaders gathered at the World Health City Forum in Incheon, South Korea to discuss the future of the… More