To improve population health and health equity, states are working across Medicaid, public health, and other agencies to develop accountable health structures. State accountable health models — both currently operating and those in development — fall along a continuum. All of them…
Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals
As health care delivery transformation improves toward a population health paradigm that incentivizes keeping people healthy, hospitals and health systems are recognizing the significance of addressing social determinants of health. Research has shown that only 20 percent of health can…
An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States
This report examines how the age structure of the U.S. population is expected to change over the coming decades and focuses on the older population in terms of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. The U.S. population is projected to…
The Baby Boom Cohort in the United States: 2012 to 2060
This report examines changes in the U.S. population over the coming decades, with a focus on the baby boom cohort and its future role in shaping the demographic composition of the United States. The size and structure of this population…
Healthy People 2020
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020. Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.…
Leading Through Health System Change: A Public Health Opportunity
The changes inherent in the Affordable Care Act (health reform) have extensive implications for all aspects of the U.S. health system: financing, service delivery, public health, coverage and access, quality, and ultimately, well-being. During this critical period of health system…
Financing Prevention: How States are Balancing Delivery System & Public Health Roles
The report lays out the issues related to opportunities available to states to create a new balance in the financing of community-based interventions by capitalizing on health care delivery system mechanisms, the relevance for state policymakers and other interested stakeholders,…
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