In the United States and globally, we are in the golden age of rapid advances in scientific innovation and technology for a wide variety of health challenges. However, health outcomes continue to decline across populations in the US, as noted by a decrease in life expectancy. The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit brought together hundreds of leaders from across the public, nonprofit, private, and philanthropic sectors to discuss solutions to topics including biomedical research, public health, chronic disease, health equity, global health, and other pressing health issues focused on the theme “Closing the Gap: Better Health for More People.”
This brief summarizes the top 12 trends, ideas, and solutions discussed at the summit.
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