Establishes a three-year "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" in the Department of Human Services to address diet-related chronic diseases.
The bill establishes the "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" within the Department of Human Services to integrate food-based interventions into the State’s healthcare system. The program aims to enhance public health and reduce healthcare costs by delivering medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and nutrition education to Medicaid recipients with diet-related chronic illnesses. The program will serve up to 3,000 high-risk Medicaid recipients with complex chronic conditions and an additional 7,000 at risk of diet-related illness.
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