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§9-5-35. Food is Medicine services under the Medicaid Program.
The West Virginia Legislature has enacted a new policy authorizing the integration of 'Food is Medicine' services into the state's Medicaid program to address nutrition-related chronic diseases. The legislation directs the Department of Human Services to encourage Medicaid managed care organizations to offer these nutrition-based interventions to improve patient health outcomes.
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This state-level policy reflects a growing trend of codifying 'Food is Medicine' interventions directly into Medicaid managed care frameworks to mitigate rising healthcare costs associated with chronic illness.
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