Unified by design: Advancing integrated, whole-person care in 2026

In 2026, the challenge for health plan clinical leaders is no longer identifying what’s broken — it’s deciding what to fix first. Chronic disease prevalence, behavioral health demand, access gaps, and medical inflation continue to strain clinical operations and budgets. 

Many plans have responded by adding digital care programs. Fewer have been able to connect them. 

This executive brief examines how health plans are shifting toward unification — and how Amwell’s flexible, cohesive digital care platform and whole-person approach helps plans integrate programs, simplify operations, and drive measurable clinical and financial impact.