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At its core, the MAHA report argues that the real solution isn’t spending more money. It’s spending smarter. "And when we talk about payment reform, we're really talking about how we fund our broken healthcare system,” Makary explained. Instead of throwing dollars at downstream treatments, the report focuses on...

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One dynamic everyone should understand: Many “leaders” put hatred of RFK and President Trump over children’s health. This hatred leads pundits like Jerome Adams to troll about someone’s dead mother. The focus at HHS is that many Americans, including my mother, die of disease that are preventable. We think it’s a big deal that hospitals, schools and military serve inflammatory food. We think it’s a big deal that we spend three times more than any other country for healthcare but have worse outcomes. We think a lot of this has to do with the healthcare system systemically not appreciating the underlying root causes of disease. A great example of that is in the food hospitals serve patients who are suffering from chronic disease. My mom’s “dying wish” wasn’t to have a Coke. The takeaway I had after her death is that it says a lot about our system that obese and diabetic patient are served inflammatory food at scale in hospitals. The Trump admin is executing common sense actions every day to reverse these incentives. This is fueled by a deep concern for children’s health - which is at shameful levels right now. Just last year, whole food purchases went up ~8% - that will have a profound public health impact. Schools, military bases, prisons, and hospitals will serve better food. Food companies, who have played by the rules and we hope thrive, are acknowledging there is a problem and making changes. This is a big deal. Through a mix of Trump hatred and personal incentives, an army of foot soldiers like Jerome are doing whatever they possibly can to defend the status quo and convince Americans it’s acceptable.

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