Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention
Summary
Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention; Requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to establish Food Is Medicine Pilot Program to provide Medicaid coverage for purchases & deliveries of prescribed health-promoting foods; requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to seek federal approval & waivers for pilot program; requires federal waiver application to seek matching funds; requires referrals of pilot program patients to certain federal & federally funded programs; requires allocation of portion of pilot program implementation budgets to specified organization for establishment of specified center; provides operation requirements for center.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 23, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Caruso
RRepublican
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