Improving Community Health Through Innovations in Financing
Glenn Landers, ScD, MBA, MHA Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia State University
Andrew Young School of
Studies
Georgia Health Center
Policy
Mission
• The Georgia Health Policy Center integrates policy, research, and programs to advance health and well-being.
GHPC CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Health
Research
Translation
Policy Implementation
Programs
Evaluation
Bridging for Health
• Modules across four domains • Innovations in Financing • Stewardship • Health Equity • Strategy
• Evaluation Technical Assistance • Local and Bridging for Health Evaluators
• Communications & Dissemination • Peer Learning Network • Bridging for Health Feature Stories • Dissemination & Partner Channels
Bridging for Health Tools and Resources
Background: Upstream Health
At Risk Population
Afflicted & Chronic
Population
Returning To Healthy & Safe
Becoming Afflicted
Cumulative Spending
Spending On Afflicted & Chronic
$ Per Afflicted & Chronic
Dying From Chronic
Complications
Demand For Spending On Afflicted & Chronic
Mortality %
Reinforcing Loop
Prevention
Treatment
Current treatment strategies might create a vicious cycle (aka bad Reinforcing Loop!)
More demand & spending for treatments on the Chronic Population means less spending on the At Risk Population means more Chronic Population needing treatments)
Healthy & Safe Population
Becoming At Risk
National Initiatives to Improve Health
Source: Auerbach, 2016
The Range of Innovations in Financing
CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID INNOVATION
Three Examples of Finance Innovations
• State of Massachusetts
Wellness Trust
• Utah example
Pay for Success
• State of Georgia example
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Your Turn
• What are the strengths of this approach? • What are the challenges? • What role could we play in bringing this
financing mechanism to fruition?
Discussion Questions