The current US model of health care financing, which rewards the volume of services provided, is in need of transformation to a model that encourages integrated payment approaches that are patient-centered and holistic in advancing individual, community, and population health.

The National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium and the Health and Medicine Division’s Board on Health Care Services recently hosted a virtual workshop series, Financing That Rewards Better Health and Well-Being, focusing on:

  • Identifying examples of care delivery and payment models focused on patient outcomes and advancing health equity
  • Considering barriers and opportunities to scaling effective integrated payment models and approaches
  • Discussing strategies for transforming health financing to improve equity and individual and population health

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