Rural Health Transformation (RHT) initiatives demand solutions that are scalable, measurable, and grounded in local realities. NourishedRx enables rural health systems to operationalize Food is Health strategies that improve outcomes, stabilize costs, strengthen rural health infrastructure, and address nutrition as a root cause of poor health rather than a downstream social need.
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More than 3.7 million women give birth in the US every year, and over 40% of those births are funded by Medicaid. When we combine nutritious, culturally relevant meals with personalized nutrition education and health coaching, moms and babies experience better health, and pregnancy-related medical costs go down for Medicaid families.
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Over 70% of diabetes cases in the US are due to poor diet, and 1 in 5 people with diabetes are food insecure. Access to healthy food, nutrition coaching and education, and social support helps people with or at risk of type 2 diabetes manage their condition, significantly improve their health, and gain more personal agency over their lives. NourishedRx partnered with a mid-sized health plan to develop and implement a Food is Medicine program targeting members in Marion County, IN with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c values of 8.0% or above) and more likely to be at risk of food insecurity. This program spanned across multiple lines of business, including Medicaid, Employer, and Medicare.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a diet-sensitive, chronic progressive condition that affects more than 5 million people in the US,1 especially affecting older, food-insecure adults. Increasing access to healthy food and nutrition education is crucial to this population's overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life. NourishedRx partnered with Humana to test the impact of Food is Health programs for members of Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plans living with CHF and who were food insecure.
The health of America’s children is in crisis. Today, over 20% of U.S. youth are classified as obese and the early signs of chronic disease are showing up younger and more frequently. These alarming patterns are closely linked to food insecurity, limited access to nutritious options, and the growing prevalence of ultra-processed diets—especially in communities living in food deserts. The consequences aren’t just individual—they’re generational. At NourishedRx, we’re advancing family-centered nutrition programs that empower households to build healthier habits together. Food-focused care—centered around families—can drive lasting change for this generation and the next.
38 million people in the US are living with diabetes—and over 70% of diabetes cases are linked to poor diet. Access to medically-tailored meals, healthy food, nutrition coaching, education, and social support helps people with diabetes or pre-diabetes manage their conditions, significantly improve their health, and gain more personal agency over their lives.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a diet-sensitive, chronic progressive condition that affects more than 5 million people in the US,1 especially affecting older, food-insecure adults. Increasing access to healthy food and nutrition education is crucial to this population's overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life. NourishedRx partnered with Humana to test the impact of Food is Health programs for members of Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plans living with CHF and who were food insecure.
Hear firsthand from our Care Team as they share their experiences working in the Food is Health space.
As the prevalence of diet-related chronic disease rises, so does the risk of heart disease. Personalized nutrition interventions can help individuals living with heart disease make sustainable lifestyle changes that enable them to manage their condition, improve their physical and mental health, and increase their overall quality of life.
In Wake County – the most populous in North Carolina – many residents face limited access to fresh food, chronic diseases linked to poor nutrition, and transportation barriers that make accessing healthy options difficult. At the same time, local farmers struggle with farmland loss, with nearly 20% of Wake County’s farm and forest land disappearing in just nine years.
NourishedRx offers a proven, culturally tailored approach to food-as-medicine, helping you address chronic disease, reduce costs, and improve member satisfaction and retention.
Are you looking to turn your Medicare Advantage benefits into a catalyst for better member health outcomes, health equity, and reduced costs? Recent studies highlight how incorporating Food-as-Medicine solutions decreases rehospitalization rates and medical costs, making it crucial for innovative Medicare Advantage providers.
NourishedRx and ProHealth Connect, a healthcare fintech platform, announced a strategic partnership to make nutritious home-delivered food and accompanying nutritional support services available to over 17 million individuals across the country in 2024.
We demonstrated offering a program of healthy food, nutrition education and health coaching to vulnerable populations of birthing Medicaid members may positively impact maternal and baby health outcomes and lower medical costs related to pregnancy, delivery and infant care.
