Catherine Macpherson, MS, RDN
Senior Vice President, Chief Nutrition Officer
New insights into the power of food as medicine
At the end of May, I joined other national leaders in Washington, D.C., at the Food as Medicine Strategy Summit hosted by the Validation Institute and part of the broader Thinc360 Conference. It was a great opportunity to hear from leaders in the Food As Medicine movement, learn about innovation and share many conversations with colleagues and new acquaintances. We discussed how food delivery programs improve health outcomes for diverse populations in America and discussed how healthcare is evolving to place more emphasis on health related social needs (HRSNs).
Addressing MA planning challenges with proven benefits
Product teams and their clinical and operational partners working on 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) benefit planning are most likely strategizing and making decisions with lower payment increases in mind. But there is a way to meet rate challenges that benefits members and MA plans alike.
The role of nutrition in improving maternal health
Despite a heightened focus on maternal health in the past few years, rates of maternal mortality in the U.S. continue to rise. Pregnant people and new mothers are facing a health crisis, even though we have one of the world’s most advanced health care systems.
John Phillips
Vice President, National Program Development
To help stop health and food inequities, start with better nutrition
Even though America is seen as a land of plenty, that’s not the case for the more than 34 million Americans who lack regular access to nutritious food — many of whom are minorities. Compounding the problem: the same minority populations that face food insecurity tend to experience health inequities, meaning they don’t have equal access to health care coverage and services and, therefore, experience worse health outcomes.