MAHA is here, now. How to make it work.

by Sifter
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Judy Seybold
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MS, RDN, LD, CLC
February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
“The one place that I would say where we really need to change policies is the SNAP program, food stamps, and school lunches, because there the federal government in many cases is paying for it, and we shouldn’t be subsidizing people to eat poison,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., interviewed the day of his Senate confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sifter is the Food as Medicine Platform.

No more speculation. The new administration will soon be making significant changes to federal food policy and programs. This will affect not only those directly supported by the government, but the broader landscape of food and healthcare.

There is much payers and providers can do now to address the country's chronic disease epidemic and out-of-control healthcare spending. It starts with using smart technology to make better nutrition an easy part of the shopping experience.

Sifter's technology is key because it automates and scales food-based interventions and programs that shift the focus to proactive prevention and away from reactive healthcare. Sifter’s evidence-based algorithms "sift" grocery products against 1,500+ attributes, including chronic diet-related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, as well as food allergies and ingredient likes and dislikes. In essence, we bridge the gap between clinically valid nutrition guidance and grocery store foods, making it easier for members and patients to eat better, feel better, and reduce their need for expensive medical intervention.The real-world applications are game changing:

  • Health payers use Sifter to build personalized food benefit programs that motivate members to follow an eating regime that better manages their chronic condition. For example, proper nutrition can be encouraged through a restricted-spend food benefit card that allows members to use funds toward the purchase of foods that support a diabetes diet or GLP-1 treatment or heart disease.
  • Dietitians, pharmacists, and other health professionals use Sifter to create medically tailored grocery (MTG) lists for patients, giving them crucial guidance where it counts most: when food shopping. Sifter's dietary algorithms "sift" for suitable MTGs across all grocery categories, including fresh, frozen, dried, and canned products.
  • Hospital discharge units use Sifter to generate highly personalized "food scripts" that consider a patient's specific medical conditions, food intolerances, and cultural preferences. These food scripts make it easier for people to follow a prescriptive diet program upon release from the hospital.
  • SNAP programs can use Sifter to support healthier food purchasesand make it easier to find qualified foods before checking out.

Change is here. So don’t wait. For more information on how Sifter can be integrated into your healthy-eating program, please contact us to schedule a quick demo.

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