United States

No single group can solve America’s biggest health challenges alone. Doctors, government agencies, schools, and businesses each bring something important to the table. But progress doesn’t come from working in silos—it comes when these...

Improving the life expectancy gap in the United States is only possible through innovation and partnerships. In Chicago, that life expectancy gap is 20 years, meaning in the wealthiest neighborhoods, people on average live to about 87 years...

One of the most foundational elements of being human is to care for others—and to be cared for ourselves. Caring also makes us bada**. Which is a good thing—since almost half of all adults in the United States are serving as unpaid...

We've never had better tools to reach people with Alzheimer's disease in time for meaningful impact. Yet most people still cannot access a timely and accurate diagnosis earlier in the disease when intervention matters most. With...

In an era of partisan gridlock and government shutdowns, one American innovation stands as a testament to what bipartisan cooperation can achieve: community health centers (CHCs). For 60 years, CHCs have embodied a partnership among...

Imagine an ecosystem where receiving care, accessing your personal finances, and shopping for groceries all run on shared, secure systems across health-care benefits, payments, food, transportation, and retail—synchronized to remove...

What if we required every major aging policy decision to pass a simple test: Does this align with what older adults say they want for their lives? Imagine if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, state governments, and insurers...

Picture this: A young patient walks into the hospital with what should be a routine infection. But the bacteria resist most antibiotics, having evolved mechanisms to evade them over decades. The few remaining options are limited, expensive...

Antibiotics are one of our greatest scientific advancements. Their overuse is one of our greatest failures. Patients leave hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies every day with prescriptions for antibiotics they don’t need. This is not due to...

I have had the privilege to spend my career at the intersection of medicine, science, and philanthropy. As a geriatrician, I have seen the profound toll Alzheimer’s takes on patients and families. As a neuroscientist, I have studied the...