Valuing America's Health: Aligning Financing to Reward Better Health and Well-Being (Learning Health System)

By National Academy of Medicine, The Learning Health System Series, Amanda Hunt, Ayodola Anise, Peak Sen Chua, Michael Cocchiola, Jennifer Lalitha Flaubert, Jennifer Lee, Sarah Szanton, Dexter Shurney, Joshua Sharfstein, Cheryl Powell, Anaeze Offodile, Len M. Nichols, L. Gordon Moore, Peter Long, Christopher Koller, David Erickson, Deena Chisolm, Margaret Chesney, Hoangmai Pham The United States is experiencing a decline in life expectancy despite high health care spending due to a multitude of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid epidemic, high burden of chronic disease, and systemic and structural inequities. A response proportional to this crisis is required. Valuing America's Health: Aligning Financing to Reward Better Health and Well-Being explores opportunities to transform the current health and health care system to one that promotes whole person and whole population health. The publication emphasizes the need for a bold vision and sustainable financing strategies to prioritize health and well-being for all. Authors of the publication highlight the importance of building a movement to prioritize health, repairing systemic failures, holding stakeholders accountable, controlling health care costs, incentivizing health promotion, adopting collaborative financing and policy-making approaches, and empowering individuals and communities in health decision-making. The way is clear; what is needed now is the will to move forward. Learn more about how to ensure our nation's health and health care system can support optimal health for all. Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Academies Press (March 12, 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 166 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0309706203 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0309706209