For many patients, the right food may be the best medicine. On the kitchen counter in her Leimert Park apartment in Los Angeles, Diane Henry lays out her meals for the week. They’re frozen, in equal-size containers: Florentine tart, noodles with carrots, oven-fried chicken with brown rice and carrots, and Moroccan chicken. She didn’t choose the menu, but she does get a few options. Generally she’s happy with the selections.
Read MoreCommunity Servings is a Boston-based not-for-profit provider of about 2,500 medically tailored meals a day. The organization’s CEO, David B. Waters, makes a powerful argument in Stat that the meals should be included in coverage packages provided by health insurance plans.
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