Delaware Food is Medicine Committee to Unveil Statewide System Pathway
The Delaware Food is Medicine Committee is set to present a strategic plan for a statewide 'Food is Medicine' system that leverages federal funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The initiative aims to integrate preventative healthcare services to improve patient outcomes and reduce overall healthcare costs.
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While federal legislation like H.R. 8391 and H.R. 8390 remains under consideration in Congress to mandate Medicare and Medicaid coverage for nutrition services, states are increasingly utilizing existing federal grant programs to build their own infrastructure for Food is Medicine interventions.
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