NEJM May 10, 2023
An innovative collaboration between a health care payer and a nonprofit organization to enroll Pennsylvania residents dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) finds that SNAP participation was linked to a double-digit-percentage reduction in total health care costs and pharmacy costs in both the first and second year of enrollment.
Summary
In the United States, food insecurity is prevalent in low-income households and is associated with elevated risk of chronic disease, poor health outcomes, and excess avoidable health care utilization and costs. Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are a unique low-income group with significant social challenges, complex health conditions, and higher-than-average health care costs....
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