In 2022, the White House released a National Strategy with a goal to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030 through transformative programs, policies and system changes. Pillar 2 of the strategy – Integrate Nutrition and Health – includes prioritizing the role of nutrition and food security through the expansion of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' access to "food as medicine" interventions, such as prescription programs and medically tailored meals. Food as medicine programs contribute to sustaining health, preventing disease and may be therapeutic.

What roles do registered dietitian nutritionists play in these programs, what challenges exist and how are some of these interventions paid for in the public and private sector? Speakers present emerging evidence, identify vehicles for the delivery of food as medicine interventions within the context of health care, provide an overview on current policy and legislation, identify revenue streams and mechanisms for payment, and share applications of case studies across practice settings.