Meal delivery reduced rehospitalization, death rates for Medicare Advantage members, Kaiser study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Kaiser Permanente reduced rehospitalizations and deaths among Medicare Advantage members 30 days after hospitalizations using meal benefits.

A study published June 25 in JAMA Health Forum compared Kaiser Foundation Medicare Advantage members with heart failure and other chronic conditions who received at least two medically tailored meals daily to those who did not receive meals. Continue reading here…

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