Healthy America
Restoring the Health of America and Its Rural Communities
Focus Areas / Policy Pillars
- Make Healthcare Affordable Again (or America First pricing)
- Make Americans Healthy Again
- Put Patients First (make prices clear, accurate, and actionable)
- Eliminate Fraud in the Healthcare System
Healthy America
Healthy America works to create policies that give all Americans full agency in decisions that affect their health and well-being. Decisions about what, how, and where care is received should be made by patients and doctors, not by politicians, bureaucrats, and medical industry. AFPI’s healthcare policies put the patient and doctor in control, dignify life, promote better health and medical outcomes, improve access, and lower costs for Americans.
Team
Latest
News Release
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April 21, 2026
States Have New Weapon to Combat Fraud in Safety Net Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is combatting waste, fraud, and abuse across public assistance programs through a new public toolkit geared toward state legislators.
Research Report
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April 21, 2026
Protecting the American Dream: Restoring Accountability and Combating Fraud in Safety Net Programs
The revelation of widespread fraud and abuse within our country’s essential safety net programs and the ensuing news coverage in the final months of 2025 have brought attention to the epidemic fraud in state Medicaid and other public benefit programs nationwide.
Issue Brief
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April 21, 2026
States Can Reduce Fraud In Snap By Sharing Data
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alongside a variety of other federal nutrition programs (Congressional Research Service, 2025). Formerly known as food stamps, SNAP is the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program, providing monthly benefits averaging a total of $8 billion per month to low-income households to supplement their grocery budgets.
State Model Policy
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April 21, 2026
State Policymakers Can Reduce Fraud & Improve Snap Through Data Sharing
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is being abused and tax dollars are being wasted. In many states, there is no accountability as data is not being shared publicly by state governments who administer the program.
Statement
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April 15, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Wins in the WFTC on Tax Day
On Tax Day 2026, American families and workers are experiencing the impact of President Trump’s the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTC). Signed into law on July 4, 2025, this historic legislation is delivering wins for working families, small businesses, parents, seniors and farmers across the Nation. AFPI commends President Trump and America First leaders in Congress for putting more money back in the hands of hardworking Americans.
Topics
- Safeguarding the Homeland
- Innovation
- Rural Prosperity
- Farmers First
- American Land Protection
- Responsible Nutrition Policy
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety
- Government Weaponization
- Energy
- Environment
- Budget, Spending, & Taxes
- Government De-Regulation
- The Administrative State
- Regulatory Reform
- Healthcare Reform
- Public Health
- Transgenderism
- Defense
- China Policy Initiative
- Marriage, Family, & Children
- Sanctity of Life
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