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FL House Bill 253 AND SENATE BILL 488
WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY :
Imagine a Florida where Food is Medicine is paid for by Medicaid.
SB 488 and HB 253 are two bills in the Florida House and Senate this year for that purpose.
Sen. Polsky & Rep. Caruso are fighting for us!
- SB 488 Bill by Sen. Tina Polsky* Second Year Sen. Polksy Sponsors our FiM Bill
- HB 253 Bill by Rep. Mike Caruso
It's Committee Time!
Our two bills have to go through three assigned committees in each chamber, the House and the Senate. These committee members need to hear from you!
- Senate Health Policy Committee - Click here to help Tina
- House Select Committee on Health Innovation - Click here to help Mike
Please Call (best!)
"Hello, my name is ____, and I live in_____ I am interested in the Food is Medicine Bill and want you to vote YES on HB 253 or SB 488. I believe this is important for people to take accountability, and be given the opportunity to get well using food as their medicine. Plus it saves Florida money, and generates $1 Billion in new revenues into Florida businesses. I believe its very important. Thank you."
Florida Senate Committees
Links to Contact
Florida House Committees on Health
Links to Contact
- Select Committee on Health Innovation- click to view
- Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee -click to view
- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee- click to view
- Health & Human Services Committee- click to view
Click on the Links above to email and call the staff and members to alert them to your interest in the FiM Bills.
Making the case
Why Florida is Ready for Food is Medicine Pilot now?
- Healthcare and Nutrition Subject Matter Experts with FL Health & Nutrition Coalition
- Research, Evaluation & Waiver Expertise & Experience in Florida already
- One Evaluated FiM program in Florida: Healthy Food Prescription with Tufts University
- 1,200-member FiM network of stakeholders in Florida and growing already
- Five FiM program implementing partners with FiM programs run and done with health outcomes published already in Florida
- CoE Model experience and expertise for innovation at scale across Florida already underway
Here is a set of materials and info you can read, print out, and share to educate your friends, family and legislators:
- Food is Medicine "Start Here" One-Sheet
- Primer & Analysis: HB 253 and SB 488
- Emergency Room Diversion Facts
- Florida Food is Medicine Fact Sheet 2024 by Center for Health Law Policy and Innovation at Harvard Law School
- Florida Health and Nutrition Coalition's Impact 2023 Report One Sheet
- Florida Food is Medicine Center of Excellence Model One Sheet
- Healthy Food Prescription White Paper
- Healthy Food Prescription Video Presentation