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.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is is a foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
Program Officer
Rachel Block is a program officer at the Milbank Memorial Fund, where she focuses on a variety of state health policy issues regarding health care costs and affordability. She has previously served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, including as deputy commissioner for Health Information Technology Transformation in the New York State Department of Health, the founding executive director of the New York eHealth Collaborative, and in senior management positions at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She was the founding executive director for the Vermont Health Care Authority, and had senior health policy staff roles in the New York state legislature.
