The Healthy Living Fund (HLF) - World We Dare to Imagine Part 3

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a healthy life by receiving medical attention when necessary. Access to sufficient health care is something that l try to aways appreciate and never take for granted. As Jacqueline Novogratz often says, simply donating money to a charity or for a new building is not enough and is not sustainable. My mission is to began a fund that will help in building a new system in health care, from the ground up, for those less fortunate

Medicaid has not been completed effective, as millions are still in the need of better quality care and coverage. What is sustainable and impacts communities and people in need is the development of the proper medical care infrastructure and effective doctors. We cannot continue to rely on the government to pass legislature that helps these community needs. There are millions of people in the United States who are at a constant disadvantage because of the fact that they are without proper medical attention, diagnosis, and overall health care. While there are free clinics today, their funding and resources are often insufficient. The Healthy Living Fund (HLF) will invest in two main areas. The first, is in health care facilities in certain locations of emphasis. HLF will work with partners who will operate these medical facilities, which will be placed in underprivileged areas. This will allow for easier access for those in need. These facilities will accept Medicaid, but will also offer their own health care plans, which will cover more than Medicaid, but at substantially cheaper costs than other plans.

Additionally, and maybe more importantly, will be the investments in health care professionals. The reason so many of these established clinics struggle is because it is difficult for them to recruit doctor's who are willing to be paid so much less than they would in private practice. To help fix this, HLF will subsidize a percentage of select PHD students' medical school costs. HLF will focus on those students who excel in school and are extremely passionate about helping those who would not normally be able to afford their care. These two investments combined, with the partnership and support of the government, can really make a difference and have a positive impact on people and communities that have gone without proper health care for far too long.