Tag: Jim McGovern
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Prescription on a plate: McGovern Medicare bill targets post-hospital care with medically tailored meals
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester Credit: FILE PHOTO / Carol Lollis When patients across Hampshire and Franklin counties finish treatment for chronic illnesses like heart disease or diabetes, their medical care often encounters an immediate obstacle once they step out…
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McGovern leads bipartisan effort to support, expand ‘food is medicine’ initiatives
Repeating the mantra that “food is medicine,” U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is leading a bipartisan effort urging congressional appropriators to make healthy food and good nutrition a core pillar of the nation’s health care system. “I believe that food is…