Florida House Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to establish Food Is Medicine Program to provide Medicaid coverage for programs using medically tailored groceries, medically tailored meals, & produce prescriptions for specified Medicaid recipients who are high-need patients or patients with high-cost patient care or with highest healthcare utilization; requires agency, in conjunction with department, to seek federal approval & waivers for program; requires federal waiver application to seek matching funds.

Medicaid Coverage of Prescribed-food Programs for Disease Treatment and Prevention

Rep. Katherine Waldron [D]	Rep. Kristen Arrington [D]	Rep. Jervonte Edmonds [D]	Rep. Vicki Lopez [R]
Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	House	Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-01-17	House	Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-01-17	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2023-01-17	House	Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-01-17	House	Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-01-10	House	Filed

S188 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
409	90203		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/173
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/173/BillText/Filed/PDF