Healthy America

Policy Priorities

Better Care
More Choice
Lower Costs

Healthy America is invested in improving the health of Americans now and for generations to come. Decisions about what, how, and where care is received should be made by patients and doctors not by politicians and bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and industry. AFPI will create healthcare policies and educate stakeholders to put the patient and doctor in control, dignify life, promote better health and health outcomes, improve access, and lower costs for Americans. This is critically important as the health of Americans is essential for a thriving and prosperous country.

AFPI’s Healthy America works to create policies that give all Americans full agency in decisions that affect their health and well-being. In order for America’s healthcare system to return to its primary mission of improving the health and health outcomes of Americans and reach its full potential, advancement must focus on putting patients first to improve the individual and population health of America.

Team

The Honorable Bobby Jindal

Chair, Healthy America

Hannah Anderson

Senior Director, Healthy America

Charlie Katebi

Deputy Director, Veteran Health Policy and Engagement

Taylor Hood

Policy Analyst, Healthy America

Erin Passarello

Analyst, Healthy America Policy

Latest

Bill Analysis | September 16, 2026

The Great Healthcare Plan & Related Bills

President Trump announced the Great Healthcare Plan on January 15, 2026, ensuring that patients have the information and tools they need to take back their health. To do this, Congress has introduced a variety of bills to codify the Great Healthcare Plan into law.

Op-Ed | September 16, 2026

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Broken Promise is Still Costing Patients

When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, his administration promised it would make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible for seniors.

| September 10, 2026

Comments on the Proposed Rule, “Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing Requirements for Establishments Engaged in Distributed Manufacturing and Certain Foreign Establishments.”

This public comment is submitted on behalf of the America First Policy Institute (“AFPI”). AFPI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan research institute dedicated to advancing policies that put the American people first. Its guiding principles are liberty, free enterprise, the rule of law, America-first foreign policy, and a belief that American workers, families, and communities are the key to our country’s success.

Op-Ed | September 6, 2026

Medicare’s Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors

Medicare pays hospital-owned clinics up to 670 percent more than independent physician offices for the exact same care. In early July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed ending that markup for common imaging services without contrast, including X-rays, MRIs and ultrasounds, by paying certain hospital-owned clinics the same rates as independent physician offices. The reform would lower costs for America’s seniors while saving beneficiaries and taxpayers $260 million in 2027 and $7.2 billion over the next 10 years.

Op-Ed | August 28, 2026