Health Affairs April 9, 2024
In exchange for spending more on health care than any other high-income country, the US has the lowest rate of life expectancy and the highest rate of chronic disease. Diet-related conditions claim 1.7 million US lives every year and are the leading driver behind the $4.1 trillion spent on health care each year. Furthermore, treatment for these conditions cost public health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid nearly $384 billion annually—a figure that is only expected to increase over time.
Like most public health challenges, addressing the US’s chronic disease epidemic requires multiple interventions at multiple levels. Yet, today, food is rarely considered a medically necessary treatment modality that should be just as integrated in clinical care as surgeries,...
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