America spends more money per person than any other advanced nation on health care. Yet compared with other industrialized nations, we consistently rank either near or at the bottom on health care access and quality, and on key measures of a healthy life. Spending on a health care system that is neither efficient nor equitable means we can’t afford to invest adequately in education, housing and other factors that keep us healthy.
Providing the right care at the right price, and improving overall health outcomes.
Advancing new models of health care delivery, spreading best practices, and reducing disparities.
Increasing enrollment in quality, affordable health coverage across the United States.
Aligning the systems communities rely upon to achieve better health.
To maximize the impact of our nation’s investments in health and achieve better health outcomes for everyone, we need systems that are more coordinated and integrated, in which everyone works together to identify gaps and achieve better health for all.
In support of this vision, RWJF supports programs which are helping to:
By working across sectors, we have the opportunity to create the kind of health system everyone in our nation deserves: one that couples care with compassion, rewards value over volume, and places health at the center of every aspect of life.