A new analysis released by the Bipartisan Policy Center demonstrates that providing non-medical benefits, such as home-delivered meals tailored to a targeted group of individuals with chronic conditions in Medicare fee-for-service, could help avert hospital readmissions. It also shows a possible savings of $1.57 per patient for every dollar spent on the meals program.
The report can be obtained at https://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Next-Steps-in-Chronic-Care.pdf.