Relative to Food as Medicine.

Summary

The resolution asks the state health department to use its authority to require Medi‑Cal managed‑care plans to keep offering food‑as‑medicine services, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, until those services become permanent benefits. It also calls for better data, transparency, and higher reimbursement rates, and encourages sourcing food from California organic and regenerative farms. The goal is to improve health outcomes and reduce health‑care costs for Californians, especially people of color who face diet‑related illnesses.

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