Virtual foodcare is a concept that includes making expert nutritional advice and support widely accessible through telehealth and other innovative technologies, with an eye toward enhancing health outcomes and reducing health care costs for patients.
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The American Telemedicine Association’s advocacy arm, ATA Action, and others in 2025 launched a Virtual Foodcare Coalition to promote policies that align telehealth with nutritional support. Other founding members of the coalition include telehealth organizations such as Teladoc Health and Hims & Hers; foodcare providers such as Amazon, Albertson’s and Mom’s Meals; and the Nixon Law Group, which advises digital and other companies.
One company, called Foodsmart, provides virtual foodcare this way: Registered dietitians across the country use telehealth to meet with clients and offer medical nutrition therapy and food benefits management to help clients with purchasing nutritious food in a cost-effective way.
For more information, see this AHCJ blog post on virtual foodcare.