Overview

• The “Making Health Technology Great Again” summit under the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative showcased new health-technology proposals at the White House
• Cameras captured the president repeatedly nodding off as Dr. Mehmet Oz outlined the electronic medical records program
• Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz presented a consumer-driven platform promising data ownership, privacy controls and preventive health advice
• The initiative includes personalized engagement tools and reward incentives intended to nudge healthy behaviors using secure patient data
• Media coverage juxtaposed the administration’s policy rollout with scrutiny of the president’s public performance and attentiveness