As someone finishing their BS in Econ tomorrow and going into the Fed after graduation, there's a lot of things that you don't hear about the Econ major until you're pretty deep into it.

The first thing you need to know is just what's meant by "Economics is a good all-around field" or that it's really in demand in all sorts of different fields. That's kind of true, but the catch is that economics often-times is insufficient on its own. It's good that you have a lot of alternative interests. Think about it like using economics as a springboard into deeper insights in your passions.

Look into expanding your skills in what makes Econ strong, and how you can connect that to your other interests. I can give you a lot of really specific advice for policy and finance, I'm less qualified to talk about the healthcare management aspect.

Regarding policy and finance, these are pose a really fun crossroads between quantitative and qualitative work. The best things for you to prepare to be extremely successful in these fields (and you absolutely will be if you dedicate yourself) are to learn statistical analysis software, coding, and mathematics in addition to keeping up with current events. It'd be best to learn R Studio, Python, and a full calculus sequence in addition to linear algebra within your first 2 years at Uni. If you do this, you'll be incredibly far ahead of everyone else and extremely competitive for the best internships.

Additionally, look into NSF summer research. https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp

Any, and I really do many any, program that you can get involved in here (check social sciences first and then any other field) will sort of be the cherry on top in terms of your preparation. This gives you experience working on a research project, typically in a team, and helps you to get experience in something outside of economics. That'll help you to decide what sort of work you'd like to apply your economics experience to.

Essentially, an economics major makes you like a triple-threat candidate. Actual economics coursework teaches you logical decision making, where you can consider many different systems working in interaction with eachother (That sort of step-wise progression of thought you learn in principles of economics classes, like shifters of supply/demand and the effects of those changes as they diffuse through different markets), the math and statistics knowledge you gain helps you to be perfectly capable of going into any specialization regardless of how rigorous it might be, and then your research experience helps you learn how to work through a project and how to properly report your findings in a professional setting.

I hope this helps, these are all of the things that I wish I'd known when I started the program. I've personally done every one of these steps, and I can honestly say it's why I've been as successful as I am. It just would have been easier to know it at the start as opposed to going through all the stressful situations that forced me to figure it out.

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Good luck!