08/27/26
A new law called the “Food is Medicine” Act takes effect Friday, Aug. 28, establishing a program to help pay for nutritional food for people on Medicare and Medicaid.
The law shares its name with a program Ozarks Food Harvest launched earlier this year.
The Ozarks Food Harvest program is a free service for people 65 and older in the Ozarks. It applies to patients at health clinics including Jordan Valley, Springfield and Ozark community hospitals. The organization delivers boxes of ingredients to these clinics for older adults. The boxes include meals designed around chronic conditions.
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