HHS Secretary Announces Major Directional Shift in Federal Health Policy

Federally funded health programs will undergo a major philosophical shift in 2024, moving from an illness-care strategy to providing wellness care, according to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.
The secretary touted the change while presenting President Joe Biden’s $1.8 trillion HHS budget proposal to the House Ways and Means Committee on March 28.
“An illness-care system leaves our most vulnerable families behind. A wellness care system invests in providing the full spectrum of health care to all Americans,” Becerra said.
Illness care, or sick care, is based on treating disease—whereas wellness care aims to maintain good health by providing things like preventative treatments, regular physical exams, cancer screenings, and the promotion of healthful habits….}