5/20/25 –
With the recent passage of Oklahoma Senate Bill 806, also known as the Food is Medicine Act, the state is leading a national movement to integrate nutrition into healthcare. This first-of-its-kind legislation incentivizes Medicaid-contracted entities to offer medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions for individuals managing chronic conditions—placing food at the center of healing and prevention.
“We know that what we eat directly impacts our health, and this bill ensures that patients can access the nutrition they need as part of their medical care,” said Senator Jessica Garvin (R-Duncan), the bill’s co-author. “Oklahoma is now at the forefront of a new era in healthcare delivery—one where food truly is medicine.”…
