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Search every verified Colleen Lindholz interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, has emphasized the company's focus on prevention and its "food as medicine" strategy. She has described the approach as an "educated, dedicated and personalized approach to helping people enjoy food so they can live a healthier life," anchored by a nutrition scoring system called Opt Up that rates items from 1 to 100 to help customers make healthier choices. Lindholz has stated that Kroger Health's vision is to "help people live healthier lives" and that the company aims to "change the way healthcare is delivered in the United States with a focus on prevention." She has also discussed the company's work in value-based care, noting that the country is moving from a fee-for-service model to one focused on outcomes. Lindholz has spoken about Kroger Health's role in the COVID-19 pandemic, including providing testing, developing at-home test kits, and administering vaccines. She has noted that pharmacists administered two out of every three COVID vaccines in the country. Regarding the broader healthcare landscape, Lindholz has commented on GLP-1 weight loss drugs, stating they have been "blockbuster" and that Kroger is studying how they affect patient behavior. She has also highlighted the company's retail clinics, The Little Clinic, which she said act as a primary care provider for many people due to a shortage of primary care physicians. Lindholz has stressed the importance of collaboration across healthcare, stating that "the future of healthcare in our country is interprofessional not siled."
“I think there's some real reasons to be optimistic right now about where ECAPS is. I mean, we've got from the House of Representatives sponsorships there to the Senate. There's a lot of, you know, bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill. And a lot of um, it's over 170 organizations outside, whether that be advocates for sen...”
“Yeah, so I mean, obviously a very historic um milestone to get over. The largest reform around PBM that really has ever existed. And we're excited about it and we thank Congress for getting it done. I mean, it really shows what what they can see in the whole system. And And the fact that we need to take We have to take...”
“So we've been looting the late leading excuse me the food for medicine movement I would say for quite some time and we have started calling it food for health. It just makes more sense to the consumer overall and I think we've taken this from just an idea and clinical research to actually an operational platform. So yo...”
“Yeah, so we I mean our system is built for treatment and not prevention and we we've known that. So we've been trying to break down those walls for quite some time and make it simple. Simple for not only providers like primary care physicians and specialists but simple for pharmacists to be able to understand how we ca...”
Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, tells this week's Video Forum about efforts to expand the scope of pharmacy practice and enable pharmacists to operate at the top of their license. In addition, she discusses prospects for pro-pharmacy legislation in Congress, the food for health movement, and the outlook for Kroger under Greg Foran, the retailer's new chief executive officer.
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