Healthcare Innovation November 11, 2019
Pilot would demonstrate impact on health outcomes and cost effectiveness of medically tailored nutrition services
One of the avenues health systems are exploring in terms of addressing social needs is nutrition. But is there research demonstrating that health systems paying for nutrition support leads to better health outcomes?
That’s what legislators in Massachusetts want to find out. Massachusetts Democratic State Sen. Julian Cyr and House Rep. Denise Garlick have introduced a bill that would establish a pilot program to give individualized nutrition services —including meals, groceries, or grocery money—to residents enrolled in Medicaid and then measure the impact of doing so on people’s well-being and the state’s bottom line.
The bill would require the Executive...
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