Beyond the numbers, what does “food is medicine” actually look like? @WBUR goes inside Community Servings 👇

Jun 3, 2026 · 5:02 PM UTC

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In our Boston kitchen, medically tailored meals are prepared for people living with serious illness. Designed around diagnoses, medications, and nutritional needs.
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For many clients, this makes day-to-day life more manageable. And helps support better health over time.
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8,000+ served across Massachusetts. 200,000+ could benefit. Expanding access means scaling what works.
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The research shows the impact. This story shows how it happens. Read via @WBUR: wbur.fm/4x6irH9

For some chronically ill Mass. residents, food is medicine

New research shows people on Medicaid who receive medically tailored meals are less likely to need hospital care or land in emergency departments.

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