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
Fact Sheets
- Medicare and Medicaid Basics— MLN fact sheet comparing the two programs
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
Resources
- Meals on Wheels and Healthcare— Cutting costs and improving outcomes
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program — ACL webpage describing SHIP, with links to additional resources
- Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Care Coverage— Learning modules from ADvancing States