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Fighting hunger by connecting cross-sector partners and centering lived expertise

A. Beers, V. Finisse, K. Moses, D. Crumley, D. Sullivan
Center for Health Care Strategies

Health is about more than access to health care. To improve the health of individuals it serves, state Medicaid agencies are increasingly focusing on prevention, health-related social needs (HRSN), and otherwise moving upstream. This broadened perspective often includes strategies to enhance access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the growing evidence that participation in programs like SNAP is associated with meaningfully lower health care use and cost.

Beers A, Finisse V, Moses K, Crumley D, Sullivan D. Fighting hunger by connecting cross-sector partners and centering lived expertise. Center for Health Care Strategies. December 2021. Available online.

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Resource type
Issue Briefs & Reports
Population
Medicaid-insured
Social Determinant of Health
Food/Hunger