NJ A5934

Establishes a three-year "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" within the Department of Human Services to integrate nutrition interventions into healthcare for Medicaid recipients with chronic conditions

Delivers medically tailored meals to up to 3,000 high-risk Medicaid recipients with complex chronic conditions and provides produce prescriptions and nutrition education to an additional 7,000 recipients

Eligibility requires enrollment in NJ FamilyCare, healthcare provider referral, and diagnosis of diabetes, heart failure, renal disease, cancer, or obesity-related illness

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Fund and requires the department to contract with a third-party evaluator to measure reductions in ER visits, hospitalizations, and Medicaid costs

Requires an interim report within 18 months and a final report by year three, after which the program expires unless extended by the Legislature