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From Hospital to Home: Fixing America’s Health Starts with Food
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will visit Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami on Monday to highlight a first-of-its-kind initiative connecting local farms directly with healthcare providers. This partnership—aligned with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Take Back Your Health initiative—will bring fresh, nutrient-dense food and medically tailored meals to patients, including children in pediatric oncology units.
Oklahoma Policy Would Require Health Care Middlemen to Disclose True Costs to Employers
Washington, D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Charlie Katebi, Deputy Director of Healthy America, about an Oklahoma policy proposal that would require insurance companies to provide employers with a full, itemized breakdown of the medical services purchased on behalf of their workers, including the price paid for each service:
A New Approach to Lowering Drug Costs for Ohioans
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) offered the following statement from Hannah Anderson, Senior Director of Policy and Director of Healthy America, regarding President Trump’s visit to Cincinnati, Ohio to highlight efforts to lower prescription drug costs.
Transparency Is Public Safety: Medicaid Oversight and Honest Governance Matter
On March 7, 2025, 39-year-old Rick Clemmer was found dead in his East Side St. Paul, Minnesota apartment after several days without contact from medical providers paid to oversee his care. The medical examiner attributed his death to an enlarged heart. But for his mother, Mickey Clemmer, that explanation left the most troubling question unanswered: how did a man enrolled in a Medicaid-funded program designed to provide daily supervision end up entirely alone?
TrumpRx Ends Freeloading Off the American Patient
If you’ve ever stood at a pharmacy counter and felt blindsided by the price, you already know the truth: the current state of our health system is not centered around patients. Why? Countries and companies are freeloading off your dollars.