BRI Virtual Speaker Series – MAHA: What It Gets Right, What It Gets Wrong, and Why It Matters with Dr. Monique Yohanan
BRI Virtual Event Series - Dr. Monique Yohanan
"Make America Healthy Again” quickly became a dominant force in America’s health policy conversation. From chronic disease and food quality to preventive health and institutional skepticism, the movement has pushed issues once considered niche firmly into the national spotlight. Wherever one stands on MAHA, it deserves to be understood. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Monique Yohanan, Director of Independent Women’s Center for Better Health, as we examine what the MAHA movement gets right, where its vision falls short, and where it may be headed next.
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ABOUT DR. MONIQUE YOHANAN:
Monique Yohanan, MD, MPH, is the director of the Center for Better Health at Independent Women. As a physician executive and healthcare innovation leader, Yohanan has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of clinical medicine, technology, and health policy. She formerly served as Chief Medical Officer at Adia Health, where she led the development of AI-powered clinical decision support systems that enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care. Before that, she led Change Healthcare’s InterQual division as Chief Medical Officer, overseeing clinical decision support solutions used by more than 100 payers and 6,000 providers nationwide. Dr. Yohanan received her medical degree from the Dartmouth/Brown Program in Medicine and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins. Dr. Yohanan completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Harvard and a fellowship in Geriatrics at Stanford. She has held faculty appointments at UCSF and Stanford, and maintains active licensure and board certification in Internal Medicine.