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Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs

About a dozen states offer “medically tailored meals” to people with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease who get their insurance through Medicaid. Such programs significantly improve the health of the people in them, according to a new study. Medically tailored meals are fully prepared, h...

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Michigan AdvanceNews report · Jul 8, 9:52 PM

Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs

About a dozen states offer “medically tailored meals” to people with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease who get their insurance through Medicaid. Such programs significantly impr...

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Source New MexicoNews report · Jul 8, 9:17 PM

Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs

About a dozen states offer “medically tailored meals” to people with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease who get their insurance through Medicaid. Such programs significantly impr...

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Jul 8, 9:17 PM: Source New Mexico joined the source map.

Jul 8, 9:52 PM: Michigan Advance joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.