Establishes the "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $5,000,000.

This bill establishes New Jersey's "Food is Medicine NJ Pilot Program" within the Department of Human Services, targeting Medicaid recipients with specific chronic conditions like diabetes, heart failure, renal disease, cancer, or obesity-related illnesses. It provides medically tailored meals to up to 3,000 high-risk participants and produce prescriptions with nutrition education to 7,000 at-risk participants, funded by a $5 million state appropriation. The program will be evaluated by a third party to measure reductions in hospitalizations, improvements in health metrics (like blood sugar and blood pressure), and Medicaid cost savings. Results will be reported to the Governor and Legislature after 18 months and at the program's conclusion, with the pilot expiring 30 days after the final report.