Establishes a three-year "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" to deliver meals and education to Medicaid recipients with chronic conditions.
The bill establishes the "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" within the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Health. The program aims to deliver medically tailored meals to up to 3,000 high-risk Medicaid recipients with complex chronic conditions and provide produce prescriptions and nutrition education to an additional 7,000 Medicaid recipients at risk of diet-related illness. The program will be evaluated by a third party to measure its effectiveness in reducing emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and overall healthcare costs.
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