Medicaid and Medicare: The Evolving Landscape of Food as Medicine Policy
Recent legislative discussions in Congress have intensified around integrating 'Food is Medicine' interventions into federal healthcare programs to combat chronic disease. Policymakers are currently evaluating how to leverage Medicaid and Medicare frameworks to provide medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions as reimbursable clinical services.
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While the search results highlight specific bills like the 'Accountable Produce is Medicine Act,' the broader policy conversation is shifting toward how CMS can classify nutritional support as a 'primarily health-related' benefit to improve long-term patient outcomes.
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