KFF Health News January 23, 2026
There’s a lot going on in Washington right now. While President Donald Trump has been grabbing for Greenland, he’s also talked in the White House about health policy — whether it’s the Rural Health Transformation Program, ways to address the nation’s spiraling health costs, or an effort to promote whole milk in schools.
At the same time, congressional Republicans are eyeing health issues from the “Make America Healthy Again” perspective, hoping it will provide a boost in the midterm elections.
Here’s why.
Republicans see the MAHA constituency as critical in the midterms and beyond because its supporters include desirable voting demographics: independents and some Democrats, many of whom are women, younger voters, or suburbanites.
The strategy...
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