Food is medicine, so health insurance should cover it

8/18/2023 – As a doctor, I can’t write a prescription for an apple a day. But a recent study suggests I should.

In fact, doing so could prevent some 290,000 cardiac events and save almost $40 billion in health care costs for patients with diabetes. And those are only two groups of many who could benefit from easier access to healthy food.

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