Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide medically tailored nutrition services for certain enrollees.
This bill requires New Jersey's Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs to cover medically tailored nutrition services for enrollees diagnosed with specific health conditions. It mandates coverage for 10 ready-to-eat medically tailored meals weekly for conditions like heart failure and type 2 diabetes, medically tailored foods for 14 meals weekly for type 2 diabetes or obesity, $25+ weekly food subsidies for pre-diabetes or hypertension, and medical nutrition therapy for diabetes or kidney disease. All services must be prescribed by a doctor and designed by a registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist as part of a treatment plan. The bill applies directly to eligible Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare enrollees with these diagnosed conditions.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
P
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
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