The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, is highlighting a significant contradiction in US healthcare: while prevention is rhetorically valued, the dominant fee-for-service payment model financially incentivizes procedures and treatments rather than proactive health measures. Despite overwhelming evidence supporting lifestyle interventions for chronic disease prevention, healthcare systems struggle to integrate these practices due to economic realities that reward activity over avoided events. This creates an institutional conflict where organizations invest in prevention while remaining dependent on high-volume services for financial stability. AI
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