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You or someone you support may qualify for home-delivered meals at no cost in Michigan

 
 

How to Qualify for Home-Delivered Meals in Michigan

Here are some of the most common ways you may be eligible for home-delivered meals from Mom's Meals through government assistance or a health plan benefit.

Medicaid Members with Health Related Social Needs (HRSN)

Can you or someone you support answer "yes" to all of the following questions?

  • Enrolled in a Medicaid Plan?
  • Living with a health condition such as diabetes, heart disease, COPD, kidney disease or cancer with malnutrition?
  • Experiencing food insecurity of challenges preparing meals due to physical, mental or cognitive limitations?

Find out what services are available and if you qualify.

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Medicaid Members, Older Americans Act (OAA) Recipients, and PACE Program Participants

We offer home-delivered and site-delivered meals to eligible clients, including:

  • Medicaid Waiver members (e.g. MI Choice Waiver, MI Health Link)
  • OAA program recipients
  • PACE program participants
  • New and expecting mothers
  • People who require assistance with grocery shopping and/or meal preparation

Contact your case manager or service coordinator to find out if you qualify.

Medicare Advantage (MA) Health Plan Members

If your MA health plan includes home-delivered meals as a covered benefit, you may qualify if you:

  • Have one or more chronic health conditions
  • Are a patient discharging from a hospital or skilled nursing facility or are at high risk of hospitalization

Check your health plan coverage manual to confirm if medically tailored meals are included and if you're eligible to receive them.

Don't Qualify For One of The Above Programs?

Individuals or caregivers can purchase home-delivered meals directly from Mom's Meals. Our meals are priced at $9.49 or less per meal. That's an affordable price that fits almost any budget. They also receive discounts when they choose our subscribe and save option.

Order convenient home delivery of our delicious and nutritious meals now.

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What are Michigan’s Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) services?

The HRSN services help eligible Michigan Medicaid plan members access nutrition focused support that promote better health outcomes, including:

  • Medically Tailored Home Delivered Meals
  • Healthy Home Delivered Meals
  • Healthy Food Packs
  • Produce Prescriptions
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Who is eligible for meals?

To qualify, individuals must meet all of the following:

  • Be enrolled in a participating Medicaid health plan
  • Screened and identified as food insecure
  • Have a clinical risk factor, such as the follow nutrition-sensitive conditions:
    • Diabetes
    • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
    • Cardiovascular Disorder
    • Hypertension
    • HIV
    • Cancer
    • Sickle Cell Disease
    • Renal/Kidney Disease
    • Malnutrition
    • Pregnancy-related complications (e.g., gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, dehydration)
    • Recent hospital or skilled nursing facility discharge (within 90 days)
    • Former foster care youth with chronic illness
    • Children with high blood lead levels, obesity, eligible for Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) or Persons with Special Health Care Needs (PSHCN)
  • Have a social risk factor, such as:
    • Food insecurity
    • Limited ability to shop or prepare meals due to physical, mental, or cognitive challenges

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