“People get sick because of racism not because of race.” We see this searing truth, declared by Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, epidemiologist and former president of the American Public Health Association, play out every day. Whi…
10.1.20 / Policy
God’s Love Provides Medically Tailored Meals to Eligible Medicaid Health and Recovery Plans Clients through EmblemHealth
As of October 1, EmblemHealth is covering medically tailored, home-delivered meals for Medicaid and Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) members under certain EmblemHealth value-based provider (VBP) agreements.
Our meal intervention program offers their members a three-step approach to address social determinants of health such as food insecurity and malnutrition. Patients referred to the program will receive:
- A nutritional assessment by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
- Evidence-based, medically tailored meals that address patients’ specific medical circumstances.
- Ongoing nutrition education and counseling.
Dorella Walters, our Senior Director of External Program Affairs is working around the clock to expand access to medically tailored meals by developing partnerships with health care plans and providers. For more information, visit the EmblemHealth page here.
3.21.22 / Policy
Powering Client Growth with Community Project Funding
We are thrilled to announce that God’s Love We Deliver has received Community Project Funding in the recently passed Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2022. This new Community Project Funding initiative allows…
In January, Food & Society at the Aspen Institute and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) released the Food is Medicine Research Action Plan outlining a comprehensive set of recom…
