President-Elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead CMS. Healthcare leaders have mixed feelings on the news — for instance, one CEO pointed out that Dr. Oz could advance the food-as-medicine movement, and others noted that his appointment may decrease pharmaceutical innovation and access to certain medications.
FarmboxRx CEO Ashley Tyrner explains why she never accepted outside capital after launching her company that serves nutritional needs of Medicaid and Medicare members.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Through a new partnership with FarmboxRx, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee members will receive healthy food deliveries after they complete preventive health screenings, like a diabetic eye exam.
FarmboxRx's new maternal health program sends members a food box, along with educational content to support them during their pregnancy. This content focuses on a variety of topics, including prenatal and postpartum care visit compliance, postpartum mental health, immunizations and prenatal and postpartum nutrition.
Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick recently encouraged families struggling to put food on the table to turn to cereal as their go-to dinner option. Food-as-medicine executives are none too thrilled about his comments — they argue that the remarks underscore the dire need to increase public education about affordable, healthy meal planning.
The contributors to food insecurity include age, having a disability, being on a fixed income and being a single parent, according to a recent report from FarmboxRx.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
FarmboxRx’s new program, called Feed by FarmboxRx, will supply 200 people affected by SNAP cuts with one box of mixed fresh produce and one box of pantry items each month for six months. They'll also receive educational materials on how to prepare the food.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Among the takeaways from HLTH 2022 were the impact of consolidation on clinicians, behavioral health tools to help consumers manage stress and anxiety more productively, and how health tech and medtech companies are supporting remote patient monitoring and testing.