SR 123 by Weber Pierson
SR 123
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This resolution recognizes the importance of medically supportive food and nutrition services in California, particularly in preventing and managing diet-related health conditions. It highlights the positive impact these services have on healthcare costs, patient outcomes, and health equity, citing successful implementations in CalAIM and other states. The resolution also emphasizes the role of partnerships between managed care plans, providers, and farmers in delivering these services and leverages federal ILOS authority to expand access.
Key provisions
- Recognizes the critical role of medically supportive food and nutrition in reducing chronic disease and advancing health equity.
- Acknowledges the opportunity presented by federal ILOS authority to support continued access to these services.
- Recognizes the value of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in service implementation.
- Highlights the contributions of Medi-Cal managed care plans, providers, and California farmers and ranchers.
- Supports the sourcing of high-quality food from California regenerative or organic farms.
- Recognizes the success of medically supportive food and nutrition under the CalAIM initiative.
- Notes the significant number of patients (nearly 200,000) who have accessed these services.
- Supports the integration of nutrition and healthcare to improve patient outcomes.
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