MedCity News January 8, 2026
CMS has introduced the MAHA ELEVATE model to expand lifestyle medicine in Medicare, a move experts support but say will hinge on effective implementation.
“We’re excited by the prospect of this more holistic approach,” said Ann Greiner, president and CEO of the Primary Care Collaborative.
“CMS is finally providing the ‘fuel’ — funding for nutrition, stress management, and wearables — but if we pour this high-octane fuel into the existing ‘broken engine’ of episodic, brick-and-mortar care, it won’t work,” said Sean Mehra, co-founder and CEO of virtual primary care company HealthTap.
It’s a “long overdue push from CMS to get out of solely sick care to focusing on payments for prevention,” said Dr. Sanjay Doddamani, founder and CEO of...
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