Food is Medicine: State Medicaid Policy Toolkit Launch Webinar

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School and the Food is Medicine Coalition are proud to release the new fieldwide resource, Food is Medicine: A State Medicaid Policy Toolkit.This resource seeks to assist state policymakers looking to explore, adopt, or implement opportunities for addressing nutrition and severe, complex or chronic illness in state Medicaid populations.  The Toolkit summarizes the legal underpinnings of each Medicaid authority and describes the nutrition services allowed, beneficiaries targeted, additional requirements, and application processes for each policy pathway.

Have questions about how to best leverage this resource in your State? On Tuesday, July 30th, join us for a field-wide webinar discussing the toolkit!

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET
Venue: Virtual via Zoom
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-qsrTkpG9wpn6wLHihxmjRLsGL–ZYM#/registration

The tool:

• Offers a comprehensive guide for State Medicaid policymakers
• Details existing authorities to employ food is medicine coverage through Medicaid.
• Provides information about application guidelines and shares resources and examples to support implementation.
• Provides a robust considerations section which shares much needed implementation lessons to support the adoption of policies that support successful partnerships between states, plans, and nutrition organizations.

We are deeply grateful to our colleagues at the Food is Medicine Coalition (FIMC) for their partnership in developing this toolkit. Their contributions helped to ensure that the contents of the report reflect the learnings and practical experiences of nutrition organizations across the country.

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