BlueCross BlueShield to deliver free fruit, vegetables to members
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is partnering with Boston-based FarmboxRx, a nutrition company that works with health insurers across the country to increase their members’ access to healthy foods. (Courtesy FarmboxRx)
Members of BlueCare Tennessee, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, can receive deliveries of free fresh fruits and vegetables shipped directly to their doors after they’ve completed preventative health screenings.
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food insecurity Blue Cross Blue Shield TennCare food desertAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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