Worthy unites policy, advocacy, and innovation to redefine what's possible in healthcare.

Bar chart comparing per capital health spending across developed countries, showing the United States spending $13,432 per capita, twice as much as the average of other developed countries: the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland 

Bar chart showing average lifespan in top developed countries, with Finland leading at 81.6 years and the United States lowest at 76.4 years, despite higher healthcare spending 

Bar graph showing public trust in US healthcare system dropped from 71.5% in 2020 to 40.1% in 2025 

This collection of essays explores the ideas, research, facts, and lived experiences shaping a new movement in healthcare. Each piece confronts the difficult realities of the current system while pointing toward the possibilities of what we can create when we build it together.

Part one: Let's bring humanity back into health care
Worthy of us: Transforming health care together
Chapter 1
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Private struggles expose public's truth
Chapter 2
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From personal scars to national change
Chapter 3
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Fixing American's health care: Simple idea, tough reality
Chapter 4
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Bridging the gap between the health care we deserve and the one we have
Chapter 5
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A worthy pursuit: Turning vision into action for health care
Chapter 6
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Part two: It's not about funding. It's about fundamental change.
The problem and the path forward
Chapter 1
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The cost crisis
Chapter 2
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The cost and quality equation
Chapter 3
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Houston, we have a system problem
Chapter 4
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Pay for value, not volume
Chapter 5
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Digital health and automation
Chapter 6
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Putting personal care at the center of health care
Chapter 7
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