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{{Program
{{Program
|ProgramName=Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission
|ProgramName=Make America Healthy Again Commission
|ProgramType=Commission
|ProgramType=Commission
|OrgSponsor=Department of Health and Human Services
|OrgSponsor=Department of Health and Human Services
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|InitialFunding=$25 million
|InitialFunding=$25 million
|Duration=Ongoing (initial 100-day assessment, then ongoing policy implementation)
|Duration=Ongoing (initial 100-day assessment, then ongoing policy implementation)
|Historic=false
|Historic=No
}}
}}
The '''Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission''', created on January 20, 2025, under Executive Order 14110, is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and chaired by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to provide policy recommendations and oversight, allocating over $100 million since inception to support approximately 50 projects and studies annually by 2025. Initially funded with $25 million, it has grown to distribute $50 million in FY 2025 across 50 initiatives, funding research into nutrition, environmental toxins, and medication overuse at HHS agencies, universities, and private organizations nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/maha |title=Make America Healthy Again Commission |publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like scientific controversy, stakeholder opposition, and implementation feasibility persist (web ID: 3), but it remains a flagship HHS effort to overhaul public health policy.
The '''Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission''', created on January 20, 2025, under Executive Order 14110, is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and chaired by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to provide policy recommendations and oversight, allocating over $100 million since inception to support approximately 50 projects and studies annually by 2025. Initially funded with $25 million, it has grown to distribute $50 million in FY 2025 across 50 initiatives, funding research into nutrition, environmental toxins, and medication overuse at HHS agencies, universities, and private organizations nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/maha |title=Make America Healthy Again Commission |publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like scientific controversy, stakeholder opposition, and implementation feasibility persist (web ID: 3), but it remains a flagship HHS effort to overhaul public health policy.