Bill > HB2983

This bill establishes a five-year pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance, including medically tailored meals and healthy food prescription programs, to certain Medicaid recipients in Texas who are pregnant or recently postpartum and have a diet-related or pregnancy-related health condition or are likely to experience improved maternal and infant health outcomes from increased access to healthy foods. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission to seek a federal Medicaid waiver to implement the pilot project in up to six Medicaid service delivery areas and to collaborate with managed care organizations, community-based organizations, and medical providers to administer the project. The bill also requires the commission to submit reports to the legislature on the project's results, including participant outcomes and any cost savings or increased expenditures.