HB 253: Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Caruso

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/23/2023 03:14 PM

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 488 by Polsky Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy	Similar
  H 265 by Waldron Medicaid Coverage for Behavioral Health Interventions Last Action: 10/27/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction	Compare

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/23/2023	H	• Filed
  11/2/2023	H	• Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
  1/9/2024	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/8/2024	H	• Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation