Pilot Medicaid program in North Carolina provides free food for participants

By Washington Examiner
Published August 20, 2022 11:29am ET
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Pilot Medicaid program in North Carolina provides free food for participants
This photo taken Jan. 8, 2014, shows the contents of a specially prepared box of food at a food bank distribution, as part of a research project with Feeding America to try to improve the health of diabetics in food-insecure families. | Eric Risberg

(The Center Square) — In about a third of North Carolina counties, certain residents on Medicaid are receiving free food and other services with their health coverage through a pilot program funded by the federal government.

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