AJMC® in the Press, August 21, 2026
This report highlights a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care regarding insurance-provided grocery assistance for patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings indicate that such programs, which align with broader food-as-medicine initiatives like produce prescriptions, are associated with a reduction in diabetes-related complications and improved medication adherence.
HNH Insight
While the article focuses on broader grocery assistance, it explicitly links these interventions to the 'food-as-medicine' framework and produce prescription models, suggesting that financial support for healthy food access is a growing strategy for managing chronic disease outcomes.
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