During a webinar hosted by PitchBook, healthcare experts shared that the food-as-medicine space will likely see consolidation in the future, as well as advancements in technology and reimbursement.
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 progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
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.
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.
Hear from healthcare executives such as Nicholas Turos, vice president of business development with Babson Diagnostics, Marcus Perez, Altera Digital Health president, and Integra Connect COO Cory Wiegert on how they are meeting the challenges of healthcare innovation.
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.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Through its $5 million commitment, Season Health will partner with health plans to sponsor pilot programs and help 1,000 members with diabetes. It will also help local entrepreneurs build or expand community kitchens.