Pyx Health Acquires FarmboxRx With $47.5M Funding Boost
Acquiring FarmboxRx will help Pyx Health tackle food insecurity, a challenge many of its members struggle with.
Food as Health: Shifting from Treatment to Prevention of Diet-Related Disease
Overcoming the systemic, structural and cultural issues that lead to poor nutrition is complex, making it even more essential for both private and public investment in food as health programs and policies that have been shown to be effective.
What Are Healthcare Organizations Getting Wrong about Email Security?
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes
As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and systems in place to address the health of their neighbors.
Foodsmart Snags $200M Investment Led By TPG’s Rise Fund
The Rise Fund will lead a $200 million investment in Foodsmart. The funding will help the telenutrition company scale its business.
Kaiser Permanente Unveils Food is Medicine Center of Excellence
Kaiser Permanente’s new Food is Medicine Center of Excellence will “combine clinical services, research, education and community engagement,” according to the organization.
FarmboxRx Unveils Maternal Health Program
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.
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How Food-as-Medicine Execs Are Responding to Kellogg CEO’s ‘Let Them Eat Flakes’ Remarks
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.
Cigna, HelloFresh Team Up To Improve Access to Healthy Food
Through a new partnership, up to 12 million members of Cigna’s employer customers will gain access to HelloFresh’s meals at a discounted rate. Cigna and HelloFresh are also partnering to provide free meal kits to those battling food insecurity in local communities.
Instacart, DispatchHealth Team Up To Improve Food Insecurity
Instacart and DispatchHealth recently launched a partnership that allows DispatchHealth to provide food interventions to patients in need of nutrition support.
‘Food Equity Can’t Be a Side Gig’: How Food as Medicine is Becoming A Core Team Capability
As the food as medicine movement grows, some payers and healthcare organizations are carving out specific roles and teams dedicated to food and nutrition. Doing so can be beneficial considering the significant impact diet can have on health outcomes.
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Report: The Top 4 Contributors To Food Insecurity
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.
Season Health Snags $7M for Food-as-Medicine Platform
Season Health has secured a $7 million investment from Inception Health and Ziegler Link-age Fund. The financing will be used to develop and scale its food-as-medicine programs, including for diabetes and high-risk pregnancies.
Instacart Partners with Mount Sinai, Launches Co-Branded MA Plans with Alignment
Through a partnership with Mount Sinai Solutions, Instacart is offering post-operative and post-partum patients a grocery stipend. Instacart is also launching co-branded Medicare Advantage plans with Alignment Healthcare that address food insecurity issues for seniors.
Report: The 4 Challenges Facing the Food as Medicine Movement
The food as medicine movement is gaining momentum, but there are several challenges, according to a PitchBook report. These challenges include resistance to diet restrictions and difficulty in tracking compliance.
Kaiser Permanente Study: Meal Support Improves Outcomes for Older Adults
A Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in JAMA Health Forum found that Medicare Advantage members who received meals after being discharged from the hospital had lower odds of rehospitalization and death.