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Heart Health at #CES2019 – Food and Tech as Medicine

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An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation). Using food and tech as medicine can help people avoid going on medications like statins and others for heart health.

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Wasted: $1 of Every $4 Spent on Health Care In America

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) forecasts that prescription drug spending will be the fastest-growing cause of rising health spending by 2027. patients). That’s the Holy Grail and vision in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen. Political debates in this 2020 U.S.