NHFC and NHFA are nonpartisan organizations. As we all know, our nation is deeply divided as to what the new federal executive administration means for our future. But at least two initiatives and one agency appointment may offer some hope for our health and health freedom.

No COVID-19 vaccine mandates for schools or colleges that take federal funds

On February 14, 2025 a Presidential executive order was issued prohibiting federal funding for schools and colleges that have COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This order offers a level of protection for students from forcing them to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which many believe is dangerous, or having them have to give up the opportunity of their preferred education. And while this order does not help those at, e.g., colleges that don’t take federal money, it is a sign of a cultural shift away from mandating the COVID-19 mRNA products.

New Appointment for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)

We know that chronic illness is at an all-time high, our children are sicker than ever, and corporate interests have had a grip on our medical system. But there may be change coming: on February 13, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time advocate for a healthy environment, transparency, and health freedom became the head of the Health and Human Services agency which oversees other health agencies such as the FDA and the CDC. This appointment could transform the health system. His first HHS press release offers a glimpse into the new health priorities for the USA.

The Make America Healthy Again Commission

On February 13, 2025 a Presidential executive order was signed launching the Make America Healthy Again Commission: 

Sec. 3 (a) There is hereby established the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission (Commission), chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Chair), with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy serving as Executive Director (Executive Director).
(b) In addition to the Chair and the Executive Director, the Commission shall include the following officials, or their designees:
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(ii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(iii) the Secretary of Education;
(iv) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(v) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(vi) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(vii) the Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy;
(viii) the Director of the National Economic Council;
(ix) the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(x) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xi) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs;
(xii) the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(xiii) the Director of the National Institutes of Health; and
(xiv) other members of my Administration invited to participate, at the discretion of the Chair and the Executive Director.

The Commission will be taking a new approach and will dig into the real causes of disease, from industrial toxins and nutrient-depleted food to over-medication and unchecked environmental pollution. It will examine the effects of pesticides, GMOs, and electromagnetic radiation on human health. And perhaps most importantly, it will challenge the close relationships between regulators and the industries they are supposed to oversee.

As noted in the MAHA order, six in ten Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease, and four in ten have multiple conditions. Cancer rates have skyrocketed, making the US the sickest developed nation on the planet. Autism now affects 1 in 36 children. Adolescent fatty liver disease, prediabetes, and obesity are at record highs. Meanwhile, our government has continued to push pharmaceuticals and failed policies, instead of addressing the root causes of widespread sickness.

The Commission will bring together experts from agriculture, education, and environmental sciences because health requires clean food, pure water, and a toxin-free environment.

The fight has only begun

For those of us who have spent years advocating for real health freedom—who have watched in frustration as corporations profited off human suffering—this is a moment for cautious celebration. Change and transparency are now a real possibility in health and health care, and this is one issue that might unite a divided nation.