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Medicaid meal delivery programs face uncertain future
Original: Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
Medicaid-backed meal delivery programs, which provide medically tailored meals to vulnerable patients, have been shown to save money and improve health outcomes. NPR and WNYC are examining whether these services will survive proposed Medicaid cuts, raising concerns among healthcare advocates about losing a cost-effective intervention that helps patients manage chronic illness and reduces hospitalizations.
Why now: Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten programs proven to cut costs and improve patient health
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- 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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