Prescriptions for Healthy Food Might Save Lives—and Money

Researchers say model predicts billions of dollars in savings and millions of heart attacks and strokes prevented

Prescriptions for healthier foods would provide patients with a discount to buy higher quality foods. Pixnio

Prescriptions for healthy food written for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries might lower the risk of costly chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and at the same time lower the costs of care, a new study suggests.

The prescriptions would even come with a 30 percent discount on foods, including fruits and vegetables.