Medically Tailored Meals Could Yield $32.1B in Health Care Savings Nationwide
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Apr 18, 2025
Nationwide implementation of home-delivered medically tailored meals (MTMs) could prevent hospitalizations in 50 states and save $32.1 billion in health care costs in the first year alone, according to a Health Affairs study.
As a “Food Is Medicine” intervention, MTMs are meals prepared by registered dieticians for people with complex health conditions and high acuity of care. As of January 2025, 16 states have approved or proposed Medicaid section 1115 waivers that enabled MTM treatment coverage, the study reported. States that are utilizing MTMs in their Medicaid programs via 1115 waivers include Arizona, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington.
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