New CMS Guidance Expands Flexibility for Food-Based Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance this week clarifying how Medicare Advantage plans can utilize supplemental benefit cards to cover healthy food and produce prescriptions. This policy shift aims to streamline the integration of 'Food is Medicine' interventions by allowing retailers to more easily process OTC and nutrition-specific vouchers for eligible beneficiaries.
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This update addresses long-standing administrative barriers that have prevented retailers from effectively accepting nutrition-specific benefit cards, marking a significant step in scaling food-based healthcare interventions.
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