Medically Tailored Meals

As of November 1, 2020, Amida Care covers medically tailored home-delivered meals for members (depending upon eligibility). Amida Care is partnering with God’s Love We Deliver, the premier home-delivered meal service in the New York area, for a home-delivered meal service designed specifically for Amida Care members. God’s Love cooks and delivers high-quality meals and provides nutrition counseling to Amida Care members who, because of chronic illness, are unable to shop and cook for themselves. The meals are then delivered to your home.

Designed to improve your health and well-being and customized to meet your medical needs, the meals are approved by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) after a nutritional assessment and a referral from your provider.

If you are interested in receiving these services, continue reading to see if you are eligible:

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive Medically Tailored Meals, you must be an active member for the past 12 months and meet one of the listed criteria:

• Two or more Hospital Inpatient stays related to cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and/or HIV/AIDS with the last 12 months.
• Five or more Emergency Department visits related to cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and/or HIV/AIDS within the last 12 months.
• One Hospital Inpatient stay AND four Emergency Department visits related to cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and/or HIV/AIDS within the last 12 months.
• Receive or be eligible to receive 20 hours per week or more of Personal Care Assistant (PCA) care with time assigned for meal preparation*

*Please note: Medically Tailored Meal service will be provided in the place of PCA meal preparation, which will result in a reduction in the amount of PCA hours received each week, for a 6-month period.

For more information, please contact Amida Care Member Services at 1.800.556.0689 or email Medical Tailored Meals: MTMinterested@amidacareny.org