Association of Medicare Advantage posthospitalization home meal delivery with rehospitalization, death

JAMA Health Forum

2023-06-25

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Exposure to posthospitalization home-delivered meals was associated with lower 30-day rehospitalization and mortality; randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings.

Authors: Huong Q. Nguyen, Ph.D., R.N., of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Pasadena, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1678)

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