Deloitte August 8, 2019
Our health care system is highly effective at treating us when we are sick, but it is not set up to keep us healthy. The sector, however, is undergoing a transformational change where there will be more emphasis health and prevention and less on treatment. This is an exciting moment for our industry as we embark on the future of health—but to get there, industry leaders will need to consider investments in what we see as the underlying social and economic conditions that drive health outcomes.
While stakeholders and government entities continue to invest in treating disease, there tends to be far less focus on the drivers of health, which could help people avoid illness in the first place. Improving...