In fact, we spend more per capita than any other industrialized nation in the world, and yet the quality of the care provided and the health of our population are among the worst of those nations. That’s nearly $1 out of every $5 spent in the country, a figure expected to nearly double by 2028. health care system, with a focus on how the system is slowly shifting from one created to treat sick people to one that is learning how to keep them healthy and what that might mean for a community-based organization looking for a health sector partner. But finding a health partner requires understanding the different players and their financial and regulatory motivations. Pull one out and the whole thing comes toppling down.Ĭommunity developers have been increasingly told over the past several years that the health sector is exploring the social determinants of health and is interested in partnering with them on various initiatives, like expanding access to affordable housing. Like the game Jenga, each piece-provider, payer, patient-is interdependent on the others. health care system it would be “complex.” Or maybe “complicated.” “Convoluted” also comes to mind. If there was one word to describe the U.S. IStock photo by Feverpitched Illustration by Carol Coogan
