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‘Food is medicine’ coming to your health plan, if White House gets its way

10/12/22 6:33 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services farm bill fruits and vegetables GusNIP International Fresh Produce Association Medicaid medically tailored meals Medicare produce prescriptions White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
The White House has launched an effort to get Medicare and Medicaid, and eventually private health plans, to provide medically tailored meals to all Americans, a goal that produce growers hope will ultimately expand consumption of fruits and vegetables.
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