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Medicaid-funded meal deliveries face uncertain future amid cuts
Original: Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
Medicaid programs in several states cover home-delivered meals for patients with serious illnesses, an approach studies show can reduce hospitalizations and save money while improving health. NPR and WNYC are examining whether these food-as-medicine benefits will survive proposed Medicaid spending cuts, with providers and patients voicing concern over potential loss of coverage.
Why now: Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten meal-delivery benefits that reports credit with saving money and improving health
Evidence
- Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts? · NPR
- Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts? · WNYC
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