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Evaluating Covered California's Grocery Support Program
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program. This pragmatic RCT will test the efficacy of providing a monthly food card benefit for adults with food insecurity, a chronic condition, and incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL) compared with a group who receives a lump sum payment.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6975
Start Date
2025-02-01
Completion Date
2026-08-30
Last Updated
2025-10-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Grocery Support Monthly Program
$80 monthly (adjusted by household size), re-loadable cash card for use at food retailers to purchase fresh and packaged foods, baby food and formula, and/or non-alcoholic drinks
Grocery Support One-Time Payment
No intervention is provided during the 12-month evaluation period. A $960 one-time (adjusted by household size) cash card for use at food retailers provided after the 12 month evaluation period to purchase fresh and packaged foods, baby food and formula, and/or non-alcoholic drinks
Locations (1)
Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN), University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States