Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

So I think those are a couple of reasons, but then I think it goes beyond that. Prevention and public health, they require resources. And right now in this country, if you look at our national health expenditure accounts, only about 3% of our dollars go to public health. Only about 5% go to primary and secondary prevention.

And so even though we're in a tight fiscal climate, we're always going to be in a tight fiscal climate. Finding opportunities through our discretionary budgets or mandatory budgets, CBO doesn't always help with their tenure. budget window in terms of scoring.

And so even though we're in a tight fiscal climate, we're always going to be in a tight fiscal climate. Finding opportunities through our discretionary budgets or mandatory budgets, CBO doesn't always help with their tenure. budget window in terms of scoring.

And so even though we're in a tight fiscal climate, we're always going to be in a tight fiscal climate. Finding opportunities through our discretionary budgets or mandatory budgets, CBO doesn't always help with their tenure. budget window in terms of scoring.

Absolutely. Absolutely. And I think that's a very important point. And I think, so there needs to be more focus on finding the will really, the political will to expand resources using our discretionary budgets, as well as our mandatory budgets and through Medicare and Medicaid, because that's really how we scale things. So I think that's also a critical point.

Absolutely. Absolutely. And I think that's a very important point. And I think, so there needs to be more focus on finding the will really, the political will to expand resources using our discretionary budgets, as well as our mandatory budgets and through Medicare and Medicaid, because that's really how we scale things. So I think that's also a critical point.

Absolutely. Absolutely. And I think that's a very important point. And I think, so there needs to be more focus on finding the will really, the political will to expand resources using our discretionary budgets, as well as our mandatory budgets and through Medicare and Medicaid, because that's really how we scale things. So I think that's also a critical point.

I think Dr. Hyman, another reason why policymakers haven't gravitated towards prevention is we have a $3.6 trillion healthcare system. And frankly, you can't make as much money on prevention as you can on treatment. So the incentives there in the system are not as much there. Now, value-based healthcare- Not from the government, but from the people running healthcare. Absolutely.

I think Dr. Hyman, another reason why policymakers haven't gravitated towards prevention is we have a $3.6 trillion healthcare system. And frankly, you can't make as much money on prevention as you can on treatment. So the incentives there in the system are not as much there. Now, value-based healthcare- Not from the government, but from the people running healthcare. Absolutely.

I think Dr. Hyman, another reason why policymakers haven't gravitated towards prevention is we have a $3.6 trillion healthcare system. And frankly, you can't make as much money on prevention as you can on treatment. So the incentives there in the system are not as much there. Now, value-based healthcare- Not from the government, but from the people running healthcare. Absolutely.

Now, value-based healthcare transformation with the focus on payment based on outcomes as opposed to volume should change that over time. But that's- It's gonna be a long haul.

Now, value-based healthcare transformation with the focus on payment based on outcomes as opposed to volume should change that over time. But that's- It's gonna be a long haul.

Now, value-based healthcare transformation with the focus on payment based on outcomes as opposed to volume should change that over time. But that's- It's gonna be a long haul.

Absolutely, absolutely. We're about a decade into this, but still the vast majority of healthcare payments are still currently paid based on the services provided and a fee per service. So we're not quite there. And I think the last reason why this hasn't really gotten the attention of policymakers is really, I think if you look at the general public as well, we haven't galvanized

Absolutely, absolutely. We're about a decade into this, but still the vast majority of healthcare payments are still currently paid based on the services provided and a fee per service. So we're not quite there. And I think the last reason why this hasn't really gotten the attention of policymakers is really, I think if you look at the general public as well, we haven't galvanized

Absolutely, absolutely. We're about a decade into this, but still the vast majority of healthcare payments are still currently paid based on the services provided and a fee per service. So we're not quite there. And I think the last reason why this hasn't really gotten the attention of policymakers is really, I think if you look at the general public as well, we haven't galvanized

the American public, and whether that's they don't realize the power of prevention or we haven't communicated to them the importance of sound policies to support the healthy choice. Policymakers need to

the American public, and whether that's they don't realize the power of prevention or we haven't communicated to them the importance of sound policies to support the healthy choice. Policymakers need to

the American public, and whether that's they don't realize the power of prevention or we haven't communicated to them the importance of sound policies to support the healthy choice. Policymakers need to

help americans make the healthy choice the easy choice and so i think galvanizing the public you know they're not a lot of lobbying firms or interest groups going to members every single day in the halls of congress preaching preaching the power of prevention but but you do need a grassroots movement you do need the american public to say hey