By:聽Leah Groth聽聽| May 15, 2018
The program, launched on Friday by the California聽聽alongside Senator Ben Allen (D) and assembly members Blanca Rubio (D) and Richard Bloom (D), will deliver free, custom-prescribed meals to individuals insured by Medicaid and suffering from congestive heart failure (a chronic heart condition聽聽strict dietary adherence).
鈥淲e provide meals to people who are critically ill and we have seen results where you actually bring down healthcare costs because they stay out of the hospital longer, they adhere to their medication and they don鈥檛 go to the emergency room as often,鈥� explains Richard Ayoub, executive director of聽, one of the non-profit organizations participating in the new program.
According to Ayoub, Project Angel Food and the other five organizations involved in California’s new pilot program 鈥� Ceres Community Project, Project Open Hand, Mama鈥檚 Kitchen, 六合社区 Trust and Food for Thought 鈥� have been delivering meals to sick people for years. Now, their services will be reimbursed through Medicaid.