MAHA ELEVATE
Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence
The MAHA ELEVATE Model provides approximately $100 million to fund 3-year cooperative agreements for up to 30 proposals promoting health and prevention for Original Medicare beneficiaries. It utilizes evidence-based, whole-person care approaches, including functional or lifestyle medicine interventions, to support conventional medical care. The model gathers data on cost and quality to inform future interventions and reduce spending.
Innovation
Utilizes evidence-based, whole-person care approaches — including functional or lifestyle medicine interventions — currently not covered by Original Medicare.
The Problem
Whole-person functional or lifestyle medicine interventions, including those focused on nutrition and physical activity, may slow or prevent chronic disease; however, more evidence is needed to understand which interventions work best for older populations and can be applied across Original Medicare to promote healthy lifestyles.
The Solution
The MAHA ELEVATE Model will evaluate up to 30 evidence-based proposals with proven success to determine which may best support conventional care and suit the health promotion and disease prevention needs of people with Original Medicare.
Expected Outcomes
Interventions tested in MAHA ELEVATE will inform future Original Medicare coverage determinations or potential future CMS Innovation Center models designed to improve the health of beneficiaries and cut health care costs.
Strategy
By testing whole-person approaches to care, MAHA ELEVATE aims to help transform the U.S. health care system to one that proactively addresses the root causes of chronic disease rather than reactively addressing symptoms.
Model Goals
- Promote health and prevention for Original Medicare beneficiaries
- Evaluate new data on cost and quality to inform future interventions
- Reduce spending in Original Medicare
- Proactively address the root causes of chronic disease
Patient Eligibility
People with Original Medicare.
- Must be an Original Medicare beneficiary
Provider Eligibility
Care Categories
Chronic Disease Management and Prevention
CMS Benchmarks & Thresholds
financial
operational
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