Medicare and Medicaid Basics
Medicare provides health care coverage for older adults and Medicaid assists those with low incomes — which makes them a great resource for nutrition programs. Understanding how these programs work and the ways you can collaborate with them will help you to expand your program’s reach.
Guides
- Resource Guide Partnerships with Community-based Organizations — Five overarching
reasons that health plans should work with CBOs and community care networks
as contracted partners - Addressing Nutrition and Food Access in Medicaid— Guide from the Food Trust,
Population Health Alliance, and CHLPI on opportunities and considerations when
identifying funding to improve access to nutrition interventions - Medicare and Medicaid Basics— MLN fact sheet comparing the two programs
- Meals on Wheels and Healthcare— Cutting costs and improving outcomes
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program — ACL webpage describing SHIP, with links to additional resources
Reports
- State Overviews: Medicaid— Medicaid.gov resource highlighting outcomes and characteristics of states’ programs
- Effective Partnerships Between Community-Based Organizations and Healthcare— MOWA report on using partnerships with Medicare Advantage to build sustainable programs
Presentations
- Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Care Coverage— Learning modules from ADvancing States