Valuing America''s Health: Aligning Financing to Reward Better Health and Well-Being

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.

• Front Matter
• Introduction and Initiative Background
• 1 Valuing America's Health
• 2 A Vision for Better Health and Well-Being
• 3 Prioritizing Whole Person and Whole Population Health and Well-Being
• 4 Investment Goals and Priority Actions
• 5 Health Transformation Through Disruptive Change
• Appendix A: Financing That Rewards Better Health and Well-Being Workshop Series Participant Suggestions
• Appendix B: Stakeholder-Specific Priority Actions by Impact and Feasibility
• Appendix C: Illustrative Models of Implementing Whole Person, Whole Population Health Priority Actions