Health Affairs November 6, 2025
In line with current policy priorities—including innovation to combat chronic disease and deregulation—the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should be supporting health care providers across the country that wish to invest in chronic disease prevention and management through Food is Medicine, transportation services, support for home modifications, and other non-medical interventions. Yet, recent guidance issued by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) illustrates the glaring contradiction in current health policy: Federal fraud and abuse laws deter health care organizations from furnishing basic health-enabling services instead of promoting high-quality, value-based health care.
In Advisory Opinion 25-02, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) sought permission to provide “non-medical, social, and educational services that enable individuals to access health care...
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