CMS Unveils MAHA ELEVATE Payment Model Aimed At Functional Lifestyle Medicine

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a forthcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its new MAHA ELEVATE Model (Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-Based Approaches Through Evidence). 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.

CMS intends to release its NOFO in early 2026 for the first cohort, and the voluntary model is expected to launch on September 1, 2026. Awardees will work with CMS to create a plan for data collection, quality . . .