The Conversation with Dasha Burns Inside RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda | Calley Means
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Apr 4, 2025 
Calley Means, a special government employee at the Department of Health and Human Services and co-author of 'Good Energy,' discusses his strategic role in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement. They dive into critiques of the healthcare system's pharmaceutical focus, advocate for disease prevention over treatment, and emphasize food transparency. Means also outlines proposed SNAP reforms for healthier food access and urges a rethink of Medicare and Medicaid funding to prioritize lifestyle changes and empower frontline research.
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Means' Motivation
- Calley Means' mother passed away from stage four pancreatic cancer after being prescribed multiple medications over four years.
- This personal tragedy motivated Means and his sister to examine the healthcare system's focus on managing symptoms instead of addressing root causes.
Reversing Chronic Disease
- Means aims to reverse the chronic disease crisis and create a healthcare system incentivizing prevention.
- He envisions hospitals focused on empty beds, pharmaceutical companies developing preventative treatments, and insurance companies promoting health.
System Failure
- Means believes the current healthcare system, including the NIH and FDA, has demonstrably failed to improve American health.
- He points to rising chronic disease rates and lack of innovation in preventative treatments as evidence of this failure.
