︎ Health As Membership
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By Adriano De Quesada ︎, Beatriz Vezzaro ︎, Martin Delgado ︎
Why
Uninsured Population endangers public health due to limited access to preventive care and treatment. With healthcare reformation there would be more accessibility and effectiveness in health services. This would enhance health outcomes as well as reconstruct the concept of healthcare for the population.
How
Services vary by level of membership, that can then be upgraded depending on each person’s dedication to having a healthy lifestyle. All of their health information would be in one place, from doctor visits to records and rewards.
What
This health system is designed to provide equitable healthcare access. This integrated approach will ensure no-cost healthcare for underprivileged families while promoting healthier lifestyles through a structured reward program, offering discounts to those who engage in health-improving activities. This system includes three tiered memberships—Essential, Wellness, and Lifestyle.
So What
This approach is beneficial for all participants, the healthcare system, and the population, because it reduces the cost of healthcare by offering incentives for those who choose to have a healthier lifestyle. This framework would then allow for the long-term sustainability of a universal healthcare system since less resources are being used to treat illnesses caused by lack of a healthy lifestyle.
Design To Outcomes
Our innovative model introduces a membership-based approach to wellness that provides tailored support far beyond what conventional health services offer. This system features various packages, each designed to meet diverse needs and preferences; as members opt for higher tiers, the services become increasingly personalized. Moreover, it incorporates a rewards program that motivates members to embrace healthier lifestyles by offering tangible benefits for engaging in health-promoting activities.
Essential Membership:
Outcome: Basic and emergency access
Advanced Practice Clinicians will treat you at a facility by appointment only.
Wellness Membership:
Outcome: Basic, emergency, and treatment access
Doctors will treat you at a facility by appointment only.
Lifestyle Membership:
Outcome: Basic, emergency, treatment, and preventative access
Doctor will visit at a place and time convenient to you.
Now: Increase in health engagement, incentives to be more healthy
Near: Improvement of population health, re-education of health culture
Far: Re-shift focus to quality and preventative care, greater health equity
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