Diet is the number one risk factor for deaths in the United States. Members of marginalized and impoverished communities particularly struggle to afford nutritious food. Poor diets result in health disparities along socio-economic, age, racial, ethnic, indigenous, rural, and urban lines. Despite the ever-growing social and financial burden of diet-related chronic diseases, the U.S. has failed to invest in health care-related dietary policy. This Article proposes produce prescriptions as a national dietary preventive medicine program through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).Recently, nonprofits, governments, and health care providers have designed innovative produce prescription programs to combat diet-related chronic diseases. In these programs, clinical providers can prescribe subsidized fruit and vegetables to patients. Produce prescriptions empower patients by making dietary change affordable and by motivating patients to improve their health. Numerous studies, pilot projects, and local programs demonstrate that produce prescriptions can improve health care outcomes for individuals from diverse communities. Most at-risk members of our society receive health coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP. This Article analyzes how to scale up produce prescriptions within these programs using law and policy.

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预防保健：通过获取新鲜水果和蔬菜改善医疗保险、医疗补助和儿童健康保险计划患者的健康

在美国，饮食是死亡的第一大危险因素。边缘化和贫困社区的成员尤其难以负担得起营养食品。不良饮食会导致社会经济、年龄、种族、民族、土著、农村和城市等方面的健康差异。尽管与饮食相关的慢性病的社会和经济负担不断增加，但美国未能投资于与医疗保健相关的饮食政策。本文提议通过 Medicare、Medicaid 和儿童健康保险计划 (CHIP) 将生产处方作为国家饮食预防医学计划。最近，非营利组织、政府和医疗保健提供者设计了创新的生产处方计划，以对抗与饮食相关的慢性病. 在这些节目中，临床提供者可以为患者开出受补贴的水果和蔬菜。通过使饮食改变变得负担得起并激励患者改善健康，生产处方可以增强患者的能力。大量研究、试点项目和地方计划表明，生产处方可以改善来自不同社区的个人的医疗保健结果。我们社会中大多数处于危险中的成员都通过 Medicare、Medicaid 或 CHIP 获得健康保险。本文分析了如何使用法律和政策在这些项目中扩大生产处方。当地项目表明，生产处方可以改善来自不同社区的个人的医疗保健结果。我们社会中大多数处于危险中的成员都通过 Medicare、Medicaid 或 CHIP 获得健康保险。本文分析了如何使用法律和政策在这些项目中扩大生产处方。当地项目表明，生产处方可以改善来自不同社区的个人的医疗保健结果。我们社会中大多数处于危险中的成员都通过 Medicare、Medicaid 或 CHIP 获得健康保险。本文分析了如何使用法律和政策在这些项目中扩大生产处方。