What You Should Know:
– Welldoc, a leader in AI-driven digital health solutions for cardiometabolic conditions, announced a collaboration today with Instacart, the leading grocery delivery platform in North America.
– The strategic partnership aims to transform healthcare delivery for health plans and individuals managing conditions like diabetes and heart disease by addressing the critical link between nutrition and health outcomes.
Millions Struggle with Access to Healthy Food and Cardiometabolic Conditions
With over 100 million people in the United States battling cardiometabolic conditions often linked to poor diet, and more than one in eight Americans lacking access to nutritious food, this collaboration addresses a significant public health concern. Welldoc’s expertise in digital health paired with Instacart’s grocery delivery network creates a powerful tool to improve health and potentially reduce healthcare costs.
Improved Diets: A Win for Patients and the Healthcare System
Studies indicate that improved diets alone could generate over $100 billion in savings for patients, insurers, and government programs. This partnership empowers individuals to make positive dietary changes by simplifying access to healthy groceries.
Welldoc App Connects with Instacart for Personalized Nutrition Support
Welldoc app users will gain seamless integration with Instacart’s platform. They can import personalized grocery lists featuring nutritious foods recommended by Welldoc for their specific conditions.
Instacart Health Fresh Funds: Encouraging Healthy Choices
The collaboration also leverages Instacart Health Fresh Funds, a program offering stipends for specific healthy grocery categories, motivating users to make nutritious selections. These funds can be combined with other payment methods like SNAP EBT benefits.
Instacart Health: A Suite of Tools for Healthy Habits
Through Instacart Health, users gain access to a variety of tools designed to promote healthy habits. These include dietary tags, pre-built healthy food lists, customized meal plans, and inspiring recipes.
Scaling Nutrition Access and Education
Instacart Health empowers health organizations to leverage Instacart’s platform to expand access to both nutritious food and nutrition education. This includes offering medically tailored dietary advice to members with the convenience of same-day grocery delivery.
SNAP Integration: Expanding Access to Fresh Food
For individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Instacart offers online SNAP acceptance at over 170 retail banners and 14,000 stores nationwide. This ensures nearly all SNAP recipients can access fresh groceries through Instacart delivery.
“Access to nutritious food is paramount for individuals living with cardiometabolic conditions. Whether they are learning to tailor their diet around hypertension or taking a GLP-1 medication for weight management, personalized digital coaching and educational resources are required for sustainable behavior and diet changes,” said Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc. “Through Welldoc’s collaboration with Instacart, individuals will gain seamless access to tools to acquire groceries that support their health goals. By empowering those living with cardiometabolic conditions to leverage food as medicine, Welldoc is further delivering a holistic, total health approach to care.”
