Meals-at-Home
Get home-delivered meals after leaving the hospital
With your Aetna Medicare Advantage plan offered through United, you can get a week of healthy, precooked meals delivered to your home after an inpatient hospital stay — at no cost. This new meal benefit lets you stay focused on recuperating, while getting good nutrition.
Aetna partners with a vendor called GA Foods to coordinate this benefit. Since 1973, GA Foods has been creating and delivering high-quality, nutritious meals to those in need. They provide meals in 40 states.
How many meals can members receive?
14 — two meals a day, for seven days.
What are the meal options?
Each meal includes a chef-inspired entrée, such as pasta, stews and salads. They also feature fruit, vegetables and desserts. The menu is developed by registered dietitians so all meals are low in sodium, fat, cholesterol and sugar, and high in vitamins and minerals. All meals are easily prepared, shelf-stable and frozen.
It’s easy for you to get your meals
After you’re discharged from an inpatient hospital stay:
- You’ll get a phone call from GA Foods. On the call, you’ll learn about the meal benefit and discuss delivery time frames
- Next, meals can be delivered to your home within 48 hours
- Meals are delivered by FedEx or GA Foods, depending on the location
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