Open Question: Should Healthcare Companies Pay for Groceries?

“Food-as-medicine” programs are popping up across the U.S. in an effort to address the intertwined issues of health, poverty, and food insecurity. Proper nutrition is vital to good health, and all too often, healthy foods are recommended yet rarely distributed under the healthcare umbrella. Given the prevalence of acute food insecurity in many communities across America, farmers and doctors alike are advocating for change.