Bringing the MAHA movement to health insurance

Published June 5, 2026 10:00am ET



The nation’s largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans is urging policymakers to bring the Make America Healthy Again agenda into an unexpected arena: health insurance.

Centene, one of the country’s largest managed care organizations, recently called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to remove regulatory barriers that limit Medicare Advantage plans from covering “food as medicine” interventions. The proposal would allow insurers greater flexibility to offer nutrition-based treatments and services aimed at preventing and managing chronic disease.

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