Cost-Saving Medicaid Meal Deliveries Threatened by Cuts, Policy Uncertainty By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey, WBUR Sept. 18, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-meal-deliveries-food-nutrition-waivers-trump-massachusetts-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_VdKHrF3deR6_E1hTnkgbtKssd2K3bYwpz8TeFWqJU5xT7vZRDl5Y-M9Un9a-aWGzTLmeC-xcS5aWtdpkZxLIz-f5cbA&_hsmi=439625386&utm_content=439625386&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Cost-Saving Medicaid Meal Deliveries Threatened By Cuts, Policy Uncertainty On a weekday morning in a quiet Boston neighborhood, a kitchen bustled with activity. Volunteers sliced chicken breasts, stuffed bell peppers, filled trays, and carefully labeled each item. It was part of an experiment to offer nutritious and medically tailored meals to Medicaid patients who are unable to shop for groceries and cook for themselves. “Once I started to eat these meals that were geared toward my illness, I built up my muscle mass again, built up my strength, built up my confidence in myself,” said Vanessa Georges, who is in remission from throat cancer and said she would struggle to consume enough calories without the deliveries. “These meals have given me a second chance.” (Dayal McCluskey, 9/18)