Bill > S2772

This bill establishes and implements a Food and Health Pilot Program within the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The program aims to demonstrate the impact on health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of providing medically tailored nutrition services, including meals, food, and nutritious food vouchers, to MassHealth enrollees diagnosed with certain health conditions. The bill outlines the structure of a Food and Health Pilot Research Commission, which will oversee the design and implementation of the pilot. The pilot will focus on participants with conditions such as congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, and will evaluate the program's impact on factors like healthcare costs, emergency department utilization, and clinical outcomes. The Office of Medicaid will develop a methodology for reimbursing contractors and entities involved in the pilot, and the program will seek federal approval and financial participation to the extent possible.