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What We’re Reading: Custom Medically Designed Meals Keep Patients Healthier – American Journal of Managed Care

April 3, 2018

Patients who received medically tailored meals were less likely to use more expensive healthcare services and were also less likely to be admitted to the hospital.

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Bringing Food to Low-Income Seniors, Disabled People Helps Cut Costly Emergency Visits – Kaiser Health News

April 3, 2018

As health care costs continue to skyrocket, people have begun looking at other factors that can contribute to people’s overall wellbeing. By catching problems before they escalate, services such a food deliveries can curb expensive trips to the ER.

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Study: Meal delivery programs linked to fewer emergency visits, lower costs – Becker’s Hospital CFO Report

April 3, 2018

Providing home-delivered meals to food insecure people may decrease healthcare spending, according to a study published by Health Affairs. For the study, researchers examined data for members of Commonwealth Care Alliance, a Boston-based nonprofit healthcare organization that serves adults ages 21 to 64 who are dually eligible for MassHealth (Medicaid) and Medicare.

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