Addressing hunger through healthcare: An evaluation of Project Bread’s Food Is Medicine intervention

This report synthesizes five years of research on Project Bread’s Flexible Services Program, drawing on evaluations, cost analyses, and client feedback from 2020 to 2024. Together, these findings offer a comprehensive assessment of how Medicaid-funded food resources and nutrition support can lower healthcare costs, improve chronic disease outcomes, and strengthen food security for Massachusetts households. The report examines program implementation, outcomes, and lessons learned from its launch in 2020 through the end of 2024, prior to the program’s transition to a supplemental covered benefit for MassHealth members enrolled in ACOs on January 1, 2025.