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The implementation of MTMs could potentially lead to net cost savings of $13.6 billion annually from a health care perspective.
Expanding coverage for MTMs could be a financially beneficial policy for healthcare systems.
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Program costs were $24.8 billion, for an associated net savings of $13.6 billion from a health care perspective.
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Source
Association of National Expansion of Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals With Estimated Hospitalizations and Health Care Expenditures in the US
Kurt Hager et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2022
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36898
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