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
Op-Ed
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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
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August 28, 2026
Want to know what’s really in your food? The Trump administration is trying to help
Americans have a right to know what is in their food.
Statement
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August 27, 2026
AFPI Applauds USDA’s Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Bring Real Food to School Cafeterias
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) celebrates USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of the Harvest to Hallways initiative, the next large step in the Trump Administration’s effort to implement responsible nutrition policy. Through its policy work, AFPI has advocated expanding access to high-quality protein, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and other real foods while creating greater opportunities for America's farmers and ranchers and strengthening the connection between federally supported nutrition programs and local communities.
Statement
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August 20, 2026
AFPI Applauds Historic Drop in Prescription Drug Prices
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has issued the following Statement on the Historic Drop in Prescription Drug Prices.
Statement
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August 19, 2026
AFPI Congratulates Dr. Heidi Overton on FDA Nomination
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) proudly congratulates organization alumna Dr. Heidi Overton on her nomination by President Trump to serve as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Topics
- Safeguarding the Homeland
- Innovation
- Rural Prosperity
- Farmers First
- American Land Protection
- Responsible Nutrition Policy
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety
- Government Weaponization
- American Dream
- 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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Truth Be Told: It’s Not Normal to Feel Sick All The Time with Hannah Anderson
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Reforming Foster Care: A Home for Every Child
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America First Policy Institute Releases Expert Analysis of TrumpRx
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TrumpRx: A Major Step Toward Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Which Pharmacy Do I Send it To? Commonsense Reforms to Lower Prices
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