At the second annual Make America Healthy Again summit, it became clear how far MAHA has strayed from its original anti-corporate message.
Officials from the Trump administration appeared more focused on supporting insurance industry leaders, pharmaceutical companies, and AI firms than on making healthcare more affordable for American families.
Bloomberg even reported that some companies were offered access to Trump administration officials in exchange for a fee. That’s not fishy at all, right?
The highest-level sponsorship, offered to some sponsors for $300,000, included a speaking slot at the event, “meaningful input on the panel composition and topic,” and a private dinner with Kennedy and Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Featured companies include UnitedHealth, Elevance Health, Walmart, GRAIL, Compass Pathways, Hims & Hers, Noom, Anthropic, and OpenAI.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, AI joined the party.
The summit, sponsored by multiple AI firms, repeatedly touted AI as the future of healthcare. RFK Jr. went further, stating that AI should be used to challenge or reject medical experts and established public health guidance, arguing that the technology could “free us from medical tyranny.”
It’s an interesting choice, given that AI data centers emit significant air pollution that can increase asthma and even cancer rates. The noise and light pollution can also damage nearby residents’ hearing and disrupt sleep. And of course, AI wastes vital water resources and contributes to climate change.
So much for making America healthy again.
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