Mike Cangi
Founder & CEO
Food is Medicine, healthcare innovation, and program leadership
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Food-first care for cardiometabolic disease
We put the food behind the recommendation.
Clinical nutrition care, medically tailored groceries, and human support in one continuous patient experience.
120,000+ deliveriesClinical provider + NPIPhiladelphia Teaching KitchenHealth plan infrastructure
Built in Philadelphia. Ready for New Jersey.
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Traction and validation
Built in the real world, not in a pitch deck.
120,000+
Medically tailored grocery deliveries
Independence Blue Cross
Penn Nursing
City of Philadelphia
AARP AgeTech Collaborative“When food is medicine and community is the foundation, real change happens.”
Sheila Jones · Community Health Worker Supervisor · City of Philadelphia
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Food is Medicine leadership
Part of the movement shaping Food is Medicine.
The Aspen Institute
Featured in the Food is Medicine Community Action Plan
National Produce Prescription Collaborative
Member organization
New York State Food Summit
2026 speaker
In the field
Contributing to the national Food is Medicine conversation.
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The problem
Most nutrition care stops at the recommendation.
“Eat differently.”
“Lose weight.”
“Control your A1c.”
“Lose weight.”
“Control your A1c.”
Then the patient goes home.
FareRx continues the care journey
01Recommendation
02Education
03Food
04Practice
05Human support
06Measurement
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The FareRx solution
The lesson doesn’t end when the appointment does. The food goes home.
01
Clinical nutrition care
RD-led assessment, care, and education.
02
Medically tailored groceries
Food personalized around the patient and care plan.
03
Member hospitality
Phone-first support and consistent human follow-through.
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How FareRx works
One referral. FareRx handles the rest.
01
Provider identifies the patient
02
FareRx enrolls and establishes baseline
03
RD delivers clinical nutrition care
04
FareRx personalizes weekly groceries
05
Team maintains patient engagement
06
Outcomes return to the partner
FareRx works through existing referral, claims, and EHR workflows.
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Personalized care
Food is personal. Care should be too.
FareRx designs each program around the people it serves, including the food they eat, the languages they speak, and the realities that shape their health.
Culture + food preferences
Food and recipes based on what patients actually eat.
Language
Education and support adapted to the population.
Health literacy
Practical guidance that works outside the clinic.
Local context
Programs shaped around community needs and barriers.
We don’t ask patients to adapt to the program. We adapt the program to the patient.
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Technology-enabled, human-delivered
Healthcare doesn’t need another login.
Technology coordinates
Enrollment and eligibility
Care-plan personalization
Grocery fulfillment
Engagement tracking
Partner reporting
People deliver
Phone-first support
Clinical nutrition care
Weekly human connection
Real follow-through
FareRx uses technology to make every patient interaction more valuable and human.
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Market and business model
Multiple buyers. Multiple paths to scale.
Approximately 774,000 New Jersey adults have diagnosed diabetes.
Source: American Diabetes Association, The Burden of Diabetes in New Jersey, 2025.
Who FareRx serves
People with diabetes and cardiometabolic conditions
Medicare and Medicaid populations
Patients needing support between visits
Employees and families in self-funded plans
Who buys
Health plans
Health systems
Self-funded employers
Public and community health programs
Value-based care organizations
How FareRx earns revenue
Reimbursed clinical services
Contracted program fees
Funded grocery benefits
Value-based arrangements
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Stakeholder value
Value flows across the care system.
01
Patient
Food, care, and a trusted relationship
02
Provider
Care continues beyond the appointment
03
Health system
Capacity, quality, and limited operational lift
04
Health plan
Outcomes, utilization, and potential savings
05
Public sector
Scalable programs with accountable funding
Each stakeholder receives a different form of value.
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Measurement
Measure the value that matters to each partner.
Clinical outcomes
A1c
Blood pressure
Weight / BMI
Population-specific measures
Utilization + economics
ED visits
Avoidable admissions
Total cost of care
Cost savings or ROI
Patient experience
Enrollment
Retention
Completion
Patient satisfaction
Final measures reflect the target population, partner priorities, and available clinical and claims data.
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Payment pathways
A practical path to payment and scale.
01
Clinical services
Eligible MNT, DSME, and related clinical services reimbursed through existing claims pathways where applicable.
02
Food + program services
Funded through health-plan benefits, partner contracts, public programs, pilots, or value-based arrangements.
03
Health-system role
Identify and refer appropriate patients with limited financial or operational burden.
Pilot evidence sustainable reimbursement
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Targeting and ROI
Targeting drives the return.
Illustrative baseline annual cost
Diabetes
$12K
+ another chronic condition
$20K
+ food insecurity
$26K
+ recent admission or ED use
$45K
Illustrative national benchmarks. Not FareRx outcomes or customer claims experience.
2×–4×
Modeled return can land in this range at targeted risk tiers.
$139 PMPM lower medical cost
Among completers in a six-month Blue Cross NC food-delivery and health-coaching program.
External reference. Type 2 diabetes and food insecurity. NEJM Catalyst, CAT.22.0351.
Program cost remains relatively stable. Potential return rises with baseline risk and cost. Actual economics depend on population, duration, enrollment, retention, and available claims data.
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Healthcare-ready infrastructure
Ready to operate inside healthcare.
Clinical
Licensed clinical entity
NPI
Payment
Credentialed payer relationships
Claims-based clinical services
Security
HIPAA-compliant program
SOC 2 Type II
Third-party security reviews
Implementation
30–60 day implementation
Works through existing EHR workflows
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Leadership team
Built by operators. Delivered by clinicians.
Kenneth Rice, MD
Medical advisor
Clinical oversight and physician leadership
Kathryn Oakes, RDN, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Lead
Nutrition program design and delivery
Jean Fox
General Manager, Philadelphia Hub
Operations, food, and patient experience
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New Jersey opportunity
Let’s build the New Jersey model for food-first care.
Health system
Referral-based cardiometabolic care
Health plan
Claims-based benefit integration
Public sector
NJ FamilyCare + population-health pathways
Start with the right population. Prove what works. Build the path to scale.