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AXIOS (Natalie Daher) - Finish Line: The quiet rise of "prescribing connection"

Your doctor's new prescription might be for a fishing rod, or other goods or services you won't find at a pharmacy. The big picture: With the rise of "social prescribing," physicians are sending patients to choirs, art studios, walking clubs and lakesides. Overstretched health systems and a worsening loneliness epidemic are forcing a hard look at how social interventions can improve mental and physical health. - "The hope is that the care might not merely help address crises such as hospital waitlists and overreliance on prescription medications, but also tackle broader problems including social isolation," Andrew Dickson writes for Bloomberg (gift link ). - The term can encompass anything from programs that connect people with access to…

Your doctor's new prescription might be for a fishing rod, or other goods or services you won't find at a pharmacy. The big picture: With the rise of "social prescribing," physicians are sending patients to choirs, art studios, walking clubs and lakesides. Overstretched health systems and a worsening loneliness epidemic are forcing a hard look at how social interventions can improve mental and physical health. - "The hope is that the care might not merely help address crises such as hospital waitlists and overreliance on prescription medications, but also tackle broader problems including social isolation," Andrew Dickson writes for Bloomberg (gift link ). - The term can encompass anything from programs that connect people with access to…Open