Health Insurance: Covering Healthy Meals for the Chronically Ill


Health Insurance: Covering Healthy Meals for the Chronically Ill
The Issue
Those with chronic disease are often told to adapt to a healthier diet by their doctors and nutritionists. But who can really afford the time and the money to learn how to cook or buy nutritional meals? If we can get our health insurance companies to cover for services that deliver evidence-based healthy (whole food, plant-based) meals for chronically ill patients, we can significantly reduce the $3.42 trillion US spends every year by reducing their hospital admission rates and emergency room trips. This has already been proven through many studies. It will also save insurance companies money. Medicare is already gearing towards moving this way. Why not send them our support for this move to disrupt the health care industry?
The Issue
Those with chronic disease are often told to adapt to a healthier diet by their doctors and nutritionists. But who can really afford the time and the money to learn how to cook or buy nutritional meals? If we can get our health insurance companies to cover for services that deliver evidence-based healthy (whole food, plant-based) meals for chronically ill patients, we can significantly reduce the $3.42 trillion US spends every year by reducing their hospital admission rates and emergency room trips. This has already been proven through many studies. It will also save insurance companies money. Medicare is already gearing towards moving this way. Why not send them our support for this move to disrupt the health care industry?
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Petition created on April 24, 2021
