{"id":520029,"date":"2026-11-06T01:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520029\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T01:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:18:22","slug":"hawai%ca%bbi-doctors-may-soon-start-prescribing-fresh-food-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520029\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Doctors May Soon Start Prescribing Fresh Food | National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100,000 Hawai\u02bbi residents who qualify for Medicaid may soon find their doctors prescribing them fresh food as medicine.<\/p>\n<p>The script could be for fresh fruit and vegetables, even ahi, beef, chicken and eggs. 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