Interest in the medically tailored meal intervention has significantly increased since the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and the release of the Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The Strategy supports two avenues toward increasing access to MTMs across the nation: legislative pilots to test covering MTMs for individuals in traditional Medicare and promises increased guidance and authority from CMS for states wishing to use Medicaid section 1115 demonstration projects to test the expansion of coverage for food is medicine interventions.
Stateline showcased the latter - expanded coverage through 1115 waiver flexibilities - in this timely article focused on the recent waivers passed in Oregon and Massachusetts. Meals on Wheels People in OR, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School in MA and our FIMC Executive Director share their thoughts and experience.