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.
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.
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By acquiring clinical assets from Wellory, Season Health will be able to greatly expand its provider network. The company will also gain national contracts with Aetna and Cigna.
In the future, research in personalized nutrition needs to focus on understanding the role of nutrition throughout the entire lifespan and address diet-related conditions through comprehensive interventions that go beyond simply choosing healthy foods.
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.
Highmark Health has been launching a series of initiatives to support the "food as medicine" movement, including a program that provides some West Virginia residents with debit cards to purchase healthy food at Dollar General stores.
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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.
Employers have a responsibility to support the food as medicine movement and help employees who are food insecure, said Jay Bhatt, managing director of Deloitte Services and managing director of the Center for Health Solutions and Health Equity Institute. He made these comments last week at the MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago.
It shouldn't be so hard for Americans to access healthy foods, said Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, founder of healthy food company Step One Foods, during a Tuesday panel at the MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago. There should be incentives for food companies and better nutrition education for Americans.
With obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rapidly growing among communities of color, we need to do everything we can to help people sustain healthy eating habits. It’ll take more nuance than a Westernized one-size-fits-all diet.
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Due to fewer employees working onsite, Blue Cross NC’s cafeteria is seeing less activity. The payer has decided to use its cafeteria to prepare meals and then distribute them to more than a dozen nonprofits, which then provide the meals to those in need in their communities.
NourishedRx is a food-as-medicine company that offers dietary assistance for health plans’ members through methods like medically-tailored meals, grocery support and diet education. Through the new platform, NourishedRx is able to communicate with its food partners, health plan customers and members.
Through the partnership, food and meals will be offered as a service on healthAlign’s marketplace. Season Health will provide those services to about 5,500 members a month of three out of the six largest Medicare Advantage plans.
The Food as Medicine movement has received a lot of interest from payers and health systems recently. But employers need to get involved too, argues Dr. Bipin Mistry, chief medical officer of Alight.
The implications of a ubiquitous diet vital sign are enormous. For example, what can happen if we can measure an upstream variable—such as diet quality—across populations at scale? We can prevent disease, curb the onset of disease, save money, and help health systems improve their bottom lines.