Health Partners Plans Presents Results of Groundbreaking Food Access Program at World’s Largest Nutrition Conference
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HPP's presentation will highlight its unique collaboration with
This first-of-its-kind program "prescribes" medically tailored meals, prepared and distributed by MANNA, three times a day, seven days a week-at no cost to HPP members. The latest results show this "food as medicine" model has decreased diabetic members' HbA1c scores by 26 percent and lowered medical costs by 27 percent.
"We're honored to share our unprecedented partnership at FNCE's highly selective meeting where only 29 percent of applicants were invited to present their findings," said President and CEO
Since the program's inception in 2015, over 470,000 nutritious meals have been delivered to more than 1,858 medically vulnerable members suffering from various illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, malnutrition and kidney failure.
"When no other health plan figured out how to make this work,
"Our food access program has been an extraordinary opportunity to help our members manage their diets and alleviate a costly and physically challenging burden as they battle their illness," added
FNCE® will bring together more than 10,000 registered dietitians, nutrition science researchers, policy makers, health care providers and industry leaders. The conference features innovative research through more than 130 educational presentations, lectures, panel discussions and culinary demonstrations. About Health Partners Plans Health Partners Plans, an innovative not-for-profit managed care organization, is the only Medicaid plan in
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