Washington DC: The Make America Healthy Again movement saw several rapid-fire wins with the new Administration in February of 2025.
Here is a summary of all the Presidential Executive Orders that matter to MAHA, signed in February of 2025:
Healthcare Price Transparency
- Re-establishes and strengthens requirements for hospitals and health plans to disclose actual pricing information
- Claims implementation could save $80 billion by 2025 and reduce employer healthcare costs by 27%
- Directs HHS, Treasury and Labor to take action within 90 days to improve standardization and enforcement
Make America Healthy Again Commission
- Addresses the gap between U.S. and international health outcomes, noting Americans' lower life expectancy
- Creates a presidential commission focused initially on childhood chronic disease
- Mandates two reports: an assessment within 100 days and a strategy within 180 days
- Emphasizes research transparency, eliminating conflicts of interest, and examining factors like diet, environment, and corporate influence
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools
- Prohibits federal funding for educational institutions that require COVID-19 vaccination for in-person attendance
- Directs Education Department to issue guidelines on legal obligations regarding parental authority and religious freedom
- Requires development of a plan to end "coercive" vaccine mandates and identify non-compliant institutions
- Frames as protecting personal freedoms and parental rights, citing "incredibly low risk" of severe COVID-19 in young people
These executive orders reflect the administration's focus on healthcare cost transparency, addressing chronic disease rates (particularly in children), and limiting vaccine requirements in educational settings.
Read the full Executive Order here.
