Value-based care is a promising alternative to the traditional volume-based, fee-for-service model of health care, and it holds tremendous potential for improving health while reducing unnecessary costs.

Loneliness – which can leave people feeling anxious, disconnected and emotionally isolated – now affects 58% of adults in the United States. The Cigna Group’s Vitality in America study looks at loneliness through the lens of vitality, providing new insights.

Despite the challenges facing many veterans and members of the military, these cohorts of individuals are living their lives with greater vitality than the general population in the United States.

Dr. David Brailer is a physician, economist, entrepreneur, investor, and health advocate. He's also executive vice president and chief health officer at The Cigna Group. We sat down with Dr. Brailer to talk about his past, the present – and how he sees the future of health care.

New research by The Cigna Group finds that while Generation Z adults continue to report the lowest levels of vitality of all U.S. adults, they are gaining ground in some dimensions of health. Helping Gen Z find ways to meaningfully contribute to their communities could improve their mental health, vitality, and sense of belonging and help them to forge social connections.