Key TakeawaysSeason Health is an online platform that pairs a person with a registered dietitian. Each person gets personalized nutrition plans and concierge support to help them get food.It’s $75 per month to join the program.Since nutrition plays an important role in chronic disease management, a platform like Season Health may help people reach their health goals.
Key Takeaways
Season Health is an online platform that pairs a person with a registered dietitian. Each person gets personalized nutrition plans and concierge support to help them get food.It’s $75 per month to join the program.Since nutrition plays an important role in chronic disease management, a platform like Season Health may help people reach their health goals.
In the United States, about 37 million people havediabetes.Another 37 million people havekidney disease.
A key part of managing these chronic conditions is nutrition. However, patients often don’t get the support they need to make beneficial changes to their diets.
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What Is Season Health?
Season Health offers support that is based on a person’s medical history and food preferences. The plans can help people manage their health through nutrition.
In addition to providing medical nutrition therapy, the platform uses Instacart and Uber Eats to help coordinate food delivery for patients.
Josh Hix, CEO and cofounder of Season Health, told Verywell that the goal of Season Health is “to have a scalable platform using food as medicine.”
The platform is currently supporting just two chronic diseases—diabetes and kidney disease—but Hix hopes to expand to support other chronic illnesses as well.
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How the Program Works
When a person is diagnosed with diabetes or kidney disease, they are often referred to a registered dietitian. They may prescribe a patient a meal plan or make specific nutrition recommendations for managing a condition.
If a patient would benefit from additional support, Hix said a provider could then prescribe theSeason platform. Think of it as an “easy button” for healthcare providers who need personalized meal plans for patients and more support that is not being provided in the medical community.
Who Can Join Season Health?As of March 2022, Season Health isavailable to adults (age 18 and older) in several states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.The program also has several “anchor partnerships” with healthcare systems in the U.S.
Who Can Join Season Health?
As of March 2022, Season Health isavailable to adults (age 18 and older) in several states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.The program also has several “anchor partnerships” with healthcare systems in the U.S.
As of March 2022, Season Health isavailable to adults (age 18 and older) in several states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.
The program also has several “anchor partnerships” with healthcare systems in the U.S.
How to Sign Up
Once all these steps are squared away, the patient can access the Season Health app.
How Much Does It Cost?
Season Health charges patients $75 per month as a subscription fee, which includes:
Season Health is hoping towork with insurance providersto potentially get the cost of the program covered.
When insurance programs offer financial support, it also addresses other health-related budget constraints—like those that prevent people fromaffording medicationsand payingmedical bills.
Some “food as medicine” interventions also provide education on nutrition topics like portion size and ingredient selection. This information can help people follow more healthful diets even after the program ends.
Does the Program Work?
Hix said that people have anecdotally reported improvements in their health conditions since joining Season Health. The next task is gathering clinical research evidence to support those claims.
According to Hix, a clinical trial is launching to look at the outcomes of using the program. The research wouldn’t just be helpful for providers and patients—it could also help demonstrate the value of a proactive and preventative approach to insurance carriers.
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Elysia Cartlidge, MAN, RD, a registered dietitian atHaute and Healthy Living, told Verywell that for people living with a chronic health condition, the hardest part is often “trying to figure out what to eat based on the recommendations.”
Nutrition research changes and sometimes, the evidence is conflicting. Making choices about what you eat can be challenging even if you don’t have a health condition to consider.
Elysia Cartlidge, MAN, RDThe most difficult part for many individuals is trying to figure out what to eat based on the recommendations.
Elysia Cartlidge, MAN, RD
The most difficult part for many individuals is trying to figure out what to eat based on the recommendations.
With Season, Cartlidge said that you “can work with a dietitian and receive meals according to your specific condition” and that the “program can eliminate so much of the overwhelm and help you make the necessary dietary changes to effectively manage your condition.”
Once the shopping list is created, customers can link their list to Instacart or other delivery service to have everything delivered right to their door. The program is free to use (minus the cost of food).
What This Means For YouIf you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, exploring Season Health may help you manage the condition with customized nutrition support.
What This Means For You
If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, exploring Season Health may help you manage the condition with customized nutrition support.
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2 SourcesVerywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.National diabetes statistics report.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Chronic kidney disease in the United States, 2021.
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Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.National diabetes statistics report.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Chronic kidney disease in the United States, 2021.
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.National diabetes statistics report.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Chronic kidney disease in the United States, 2021.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.National diabetes statistics report.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Chronic kidney disease in the United States, 2021.
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