Behavioral Health Intervention Services

Summary

The bill would let Florida’s Medicaid program fund a demonstration project in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. It targets up to 1,000 Medicaid recipients who have both a mental‑health condition (depression or anxiety) and a chronic disease such as diabetes, obesity or heart disease, offering counseling, medical nutrition therapy, biomarker tracking and food support. Researchers would evaluate the program and report the results to the Legislature.

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