(April 3, 2026) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a notice of funding opportunity for the Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence. MAHA ELEVATE is part of the Administration's plan to reform the U.S. health system to address the chronic disease epidemic. According to CMS, the model will provide approximately $100 million to fund three-year cooperative agreements for up to 30 proposals that promote health and prevention for Original Medicare beneficiaries. The proposals will utilize evidence-based, whole-person care approaches, including functional or lifestyle medicine interventions, currently not covered by Original Medicare. These approaches are intended to support, not replace, the medical care received by people with Medicare. MAHA ELEVATE will also gather and evaluate new data on cost and quality to inform future interventions promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and ultimately reduce spending in Original Medicare. The first cohort of this voluntary model will launch October 2026. The NOFO is now available at:
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/361494. Applicants must submit a mandatory
letter of intent by April 10, 2026. The application deadline is May 15, 2026.
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Karen Braman