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NYS FAM Research Resource Guide

CalAIM Data Sharing Authorization Guidance

This document provides CalAIM background and overview, data sharing provisions in AB 133, supplemental guidance, and data sharing authorization use cases.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (2022, March). CalAIM Data Sharing Authorization Guidance. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/CalAIM-Data-Sharing-Authorization-Guidance.pdf

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2022

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CalAIM Data Guidance: Community Supports Member Information Sharing Guidance

This document provides an overview, an MCP Community Supports authorization status file, and a Community Supports provider return transmission file, and an Appendix A and B containing Community Supports information.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (Updated: 2024, December). CalAIM Data Guidance: Community Supports Member Information Sharing Guidance. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/CS-Member-Information-Sharing-Guidance.pdf

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2024

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Braiding Funding Streams to Deliver Integrated Care for Medi-Cal Members Under CalAIM - Center for Health Care Strategies (chcs.org) 

This webinar, made possible by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), featured two community-based organizations explaining how they braid funding streams within and outside Medi-Cal* to deliver integrated whole-person care and the strategies they use to mitigate the risks of braiding.

Center for Health Care Strategies. (2024, August 21). Braiding Funding Streams o Deliver Integrated Care for Medi-Cal Members Under CalAIM. [Video]. Webinar. https://www.chcs.org/resource/braiding-funding-streams-to-deliver-integrated-care-for-medi-cal-members-under-calaim/

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2024

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Non-Binding ILOS Pricing Guidance

This document offers guidance on non-binding in lieu of services (ILOS) pricing. The DHCS has pre-approved a list of 14 ILOS that managed care plans (MCPs) are strongly encouraged to offer. ILOS are medically appropriate and cost-effective alternatives to services covered under the State Plan. The approved ILOS are designed to be highly valuable to Members with complex health issues including conditions that are exacerbated by external drivers such as lack of food, housing or other social drivers of health.

Lightbourne, W., Newsome, G. (n.d.). Non-Binding ILOS Pricing Guidance. State of California - Health and Human Services Agency, DHCS. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/ILOS-Pricing-Guidance-Updated-8-5-2021.pdf

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CalAIM Data Guidance: Billing and Invoicing between ECM/Community Supports Providers and MCPs 

This document provides updated guidance for providers on invoicing standards to mitigate provider burden and promote data quality. This guidance is offered based on stakeholder input. In Q3 2022, DHCS launched a survey, and over 200 MCPs and ECM and Community Supports Providers responded with feedback about which updates should be considered.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (Updated: 2023, April). CalAIM Data Guidance: Billing and Invoicing between ECM/Community Supports Providers and MCPs. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/ECM-and-Community-Supports-Billing-and-Invoicing-Guidance.pdf

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2021

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Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports  Coding Options 

This document contains the DHCS-established Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes that must be used for documenting the rendering of ECM & Community Supports services in MCPs encounters. DHCS has continued to consider stakeholder feedback in updates to coding guidance in which plan and provider administration must adhere to.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (Updated: 2024, June). ECM and Community Supports HCPCS Coding Guidance. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/Coding-Options-for-ECM-and-Community-Supports.pdf

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2021

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Coding4Food — California Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition

This article highlights the need for new codes to be created to reflect new pathways of care. The Coding4Food project aims to address the lack of adequate codes to document and bill for Food is Medicine interventions. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, or HCPCS, codes integrate a spectrum of Food is Medicine interventions into the healthcare system.

California Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition. (2023). Coding4Food. https://www.msfnca.org/coding4food

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2023

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The Role of Community-Based Organization Networks in CalAIM: Seven Key Considerations

This issue brief offers insights into the collaborations between community-based organizations (CBOs) and Medi-Cal managed care plans. It highlights roles, opportunities, and challenges that CBO networks present in the context of CalAIM. It also identifies the resources and supports needed to foster the development of effective CBO networks and the vital role they play in addressing the nonclinical needs of Foundational Components of CalAIM community members, including providing job training, housing and tenancy support, behavioral health services, violence prevention, and food and nutrition services.

Spencer, A. & Clemente, I. (2022, August). The Role of Community-Based Organization Networks in CalAIM: Seven Key Considerations. CHCF. https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RoleCBONetworksCalAIMSevenKeyConsiderations.pdf

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2022

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Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Initiative 

This site page welcomes visitors to explore the On-Demand Resource Library available to assist California communities in locating the resources they require. Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) enables California community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, county agencies, Tribes and Indian Health Care Providers, among others to successfully participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system as California widely implements Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports and Justice Involved services under CalAIM.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (2025). Providing Access and Transforming Health. PATH. https://www.ca-path.com/

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Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion and Development (CITED)

This site page highlights the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) CITED initiative and encourages applicants to coordinate applications with local organizations they contract with or intend to contract with to provide ECM and/or Community Supports services. Information is provided on who is eligible to apply and allowable uses for funds.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (2025). Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion and Development (CITED). PATH. https://www.ca-path.com/cited

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2025

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Technical Assistance Marketplace   

This website is a Marketplace to find a variety of curated and approved Vendors. The Technical Assistance (TA) Recipient Eligibility Application can be accessed here and is intended to enable entities that meet DHCS eligibility criteria to access TA resources that can help strengthen their capacity to provide high quality Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) services for Medi-Cal members.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (2025). PATH. https://www.ca-path.com/ta-marketplace

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2025

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CalAIM - Waiver Approval  

This letter discusses the details of the approved state of California's request for a section 1115(a) demonstration five-year extension titled, “California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)” (Project Number 11-W-00193/9) (the “demonstration”), formally known as the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration, in accordance with section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act (the Act). "The approval of the “CalAIM” 1115 demonstration is a part of the state’s larger CalAIM initiative, that includes the transition of the Medi-Cal managed care from the demonstration into1915(b) waiver authority."

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021, December 21). “California Advancing and
Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)” (Project Number 11-W-00193/9) (the “demonstration”)[Approval letter to the Chief Deputy Director]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/section-1115-demonstrations/downloads/ca-calaim-ext-appvl-12292021.pdf

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2021

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CalAIM 1915(b) - Approval Letter

This letter states that through the 1915(b) CalAIM waiver renewal, CMS and California are partnering to further integrate the Medi-Cal managed care system in order to meet the physical, behavioral, developmental, long-term care, oral health, and health-related social needs of all Medicaid beneficiaries with an integrated, person-centered approach. This waiver will also assist the state in improving health outcomes and advancing health equity for beneficiaries by enabling California to provide an innovative array of new benefits to certain high-need, hard-to-reach “populations of focus.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021, December 29). 1915(b) waiver, CMS control CA 17.R10, entitled
California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)[Approval letter to the Chief Deputy Director]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/section-1115-demonstrations/downloads/ca-calaim-ca-17-appvl-ltr.pdf

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2021

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CalAIM Initiatives Launch Timeline as of February 2023

This CalAIM Initiatives Launch Timeline is a dynamic document that reflects DHCS’ expected timing of initiative launches across the implementation period for CalAIM and key related initiatives. CalAIM's series of far-reaching initiatives represent broad reforms of Medi-Cal’s programs and systems. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is implementing CalAIM in partnership with Medi-Cal providers, Managed Care Plans (MCPs), Counties, Community-Based Organizations and other stakeholders. These changes will span a multi-year period, with the first reforms already underway effective January 1, 2022 and subsequent reforms to be phased in through 2027.

DHCS. (2023, February). CalAIM Initiatives Launch Timeline as of February 2023. CalAIM. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/CalAIM/Documents/CalAIM-Launch-Timeline-FEB-Update.pdf

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2023

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1115 Demonstration State Monitoring & Evaluation Resources   

The tools described here provide CMS’s expectations and guidance to support rigorous evaluation activities. In addition, states and independent evaluators should consult the following additional resources during the various stages of demonstration evaluation and monitoring activities, as appropriate, to ensure alignment with the state’s special terms and conditions and CMS’s expectations.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (n.d.). 1115 Demonstration State Monitoring & Evaluation Resources, General Monitoring and Evaluation. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/section-1115-demonstrations/1115-demonstration-monitoring-evaluation/1115-demonstration-state-monitoring-evaluation-resources

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ECM and Community Supports Quarterly Implementation Monitoring Report Requirements 

This document describes how DHCS monitors the impact of ECM and Community Supports through ongoing stakeholder engagement and a combination of currently available data sources, including Member-level data and demographic data reported by MCPs to DHCS. In addition to monitoring how MCPs and Providers are implementing ECM and Community Supports, DHCS monitors and evaluates outcomes for MCP Members who received ECM and Community Supports through the use of quality measures.

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). (2023, April). ECM and Community Supports Quarterly Implementation Monitoring Report Requirements. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/MCQMD/Quarterly-Implementation-Monitoring-Report-Guidance.pdf

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2023

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The Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan 

This document contains The Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan, backed by peer-reviewed research, a result of a two-year statewide initiative that explored the need for and access to nutrition interventions in the Commonwealth. The State Plan has brought together hundreds of individuals and organizations from across Massachusetts and beyond, all united by a belief that Food is Medicine.
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SSO Flexible Services Preparation Fund (p. 8)

This is an overview of the Flexible Services Program Flexible Services (FS) is a focused program piloting whether MassHealth Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) can reduce Total Cost of Care (TCOC) and improve members’ health outcomes by implementing targeted evidence-based programs that address certain eligible members’ Health Related Social Needs (HRSN).

CHLPI. (2019). Flexible Services Program: Guidance Document Companion Guide. [Slides]. MassHealth. https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Flexible-Services-Guidance-Document-Companion-Slides-vF.pdf

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SSO Integration Fund  

This letter is to inform the Assistant Secretary, MassHealth, of the approved request "to extend the demonstration entitled, “MassHealth” (Project Number 11-W-00030/1 and 21-W 00071/1), in accordance with section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act (the Act). "Approval of this request will extend many longstanding demonstration authorities and allow the Commonwealth, through various waiver and expenditure authorities, to test the efficacy of innovative practices aimed at promoting consistently high-quality, evidence-based, coordinated, and integrated care with the combined goals of providing medical assistance and improving the health of the communities and populations served through the demonstration. The extension also will lead to additional populations being served by Medicaid, as well as additional services being furnished to Medicaid beneficiaries."

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022, September 28). “MassHealth” (Project Number 11-W-00030/1 and 21-W00071/1)[Approval letter to the Assistant Secretary]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/section-1115-demonstrations/downloads/ma-masshealth-ca1.pdf

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2022

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MA Flexible Services Protocol

This letter informs the Assistant Secretary of the approval from CMS of the "Massachusetts' Flexible Services Protocol for Massachusetts' section 1115 demonstration, entitled MassHealth (Project Number l1-W-00030/l). "The protocol allows the Commonwealth to implement its Flexible Services program" and "operationalizes the expenditure authority the Commonwealth received for Flexible Services from its November 4,20 I 6 demonstration extension approval."

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018, October 4). Massachusetts' Flexible Services Protocol for Massachusetts' section 1115 demonstration, entitled MassHealth (Project Number l1-W-00030/l)[Approval letter to the Assistant Secretary]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Waivers/1115/downloads/ma/MassHealth/ma-masshealth-flex-srvcs-prtcl-appvl-20181004.pdf

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2018

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MassHealth Accountable Care Organization Flexible Services

This web page highlights the Flexible Services Program and ground-breaking new additions to the DSRIP programs and the corresponding services available to members of MassHealth. Services must fall into what's defined as "qualified flexible services expenditures". Services and supports that address health related social needs of members may range from "housing supports to utility assistance and physical activity to nutritional supports".
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Evaluation Design Approval

This letter approves the "Massachusetts' evaluation design for its section 1115 demonstration, entitled MassHealth (Project Number 1l-w-00030/1)", and includes a copy of the modified evaluation design document. "The development of this revised EDD has been guided by the Demonstration Special Terms and Conditions (STC), CMS comments on the previous drafts of the EDD, and subsequent communications with CMS. The revised EDD also incorporates feedback from MassHealth stakeholders and advisory groups and guidance from an independent Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) comprised of national experts in health services research and Medicaid transformation. The revised EDD addresses research questions and hypotheses suggested by CMS in the STCs and incorporates the evaluation design for DSRIP (see Section II)."

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019, January 3). Massachusetts' evaluation design for its section 1115 demonstration, entitled MassHealth (Project Number 1l-w-00030/1)[Approval letter to the Assistant Secretary]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Waivers/1115/downloads/ma/MassHealth/ma-masshealth-cms-apprvd-eval-desgn-01312019.pdf

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2019

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Interim Evaluation Report  

This letter approves the Commonwealth’s Interim Evaluation Report. Some of the findings from the Interim Evaluation Report were: "the demonstration’s effects on access to services and coverage, quality outcomes associated with various demonstration components, improvements in diabetes and high blood pressure management, appropriate use of emergency departments among the ACO population, and timely follow-up after an emergency department visit. Additionally, findings suggest that the demonstration was successful at keeping the uninsurance rate low (around 3 percent), and it exhibited some positive findings for beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorders (SUD)". Overall, "analyses of the impact of various components on demonstration costs all showed that per-member per-month costs for MassHealth beneficiaries were lower than they would have been without the demonstration".

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022, September 29). STC #98(e) “Interim Evaluation Report” of Massachusetts’ section 1115 demonstration,
“MassHealth” (Project No: 11-W-00030/1)[Approval letter to the Assistant Secretary]. CMS. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/section-1115-demonstrations/downloads/ma-masshealth-cms-approved-interim-eval-rprt.pdf

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2022

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CHLPI April 2023 Letter to CMS: Food is Medicine Section 1115 Demonstrations – Implementation Survey and Recommendations 

This letter highlights the efforts of CMS to encourage states to submit Medicaid section 1115 waivers to Pilot Food is Medicine initiatives. It commends CMS commitments to the National Strategy and its efforts to address health-related social needs (HRSN) at a critical time when individuals and families have lost SNAP emergency assistance. This letter serves as a request of continued support of CMS to support states and stakeholders in addressing "nutrition insecurity, chronic illness, and health care costs through Food is Medicine by issuing guidance and providing technical assistance regarding 1115 demonstrations".

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. (2023, April 24). The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI), Food is Medicine
Coalition (FIMC), and National Produce Prescription Collaborative (NPPC) developed survey, distributed by FIMC and NPPC to their members – including FIM provider organizations and other stakeholders – during March 2023.[Letter addressed to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]. Harvard Law School. https://www.healthlawlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Letter-to-CMS-re-1115-Waiver-Survey-2023.pdf

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2023

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Executive Summary

"While federal law and policy have not yet allowed broad coverage of nutrition interventions in Medicaid, MMC offers important flexibilities to support PRx. Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care provides a roadmap for PRx stakeholders as they navigate these opportunities. It provides information and guidance organized into three sections, each focused on a key step in the process of achieving MMC policy change. This Executive Summary provides a high level overview of each of these sections."

Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation & DC Greens. (2023, June). Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care: A Policy Toolkit and Resource Library - Executive Summary. The Rockefeller Foundation. https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mainstreaming-Produce-Prescriptions-in-Medicaid-Managed-Care-Exec-Summary.pdf

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Report

This toolkit provides information and guidance on three key steps in the process of achieving MMC policy change, articulation the problem, identifying a policy solution, and building capacity for change. "This report, the third in the series, goes a step further by taking a deep dive into one of the most critical and widely available pathways for supporting PRx in the U.S. health care system: Medicaid Managed Care (MMC)."

Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation & DC Greens. (2023, June). Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care: A Policy Toolkit and Resource Library. The Rockefeller Foundation. https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mainstreaming-Produce-Prescriptions-in-Medicaid-Managed-Care-V6.pdf

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2023

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Financing Approaches to Address Social Determinants of Health via Medicaid Managed Care: A 12-State Review

This report outlines common themes across state financing approaches and includes examples of state activities to inform state and MCO efforts across the nation. The report also details considerations for federal agencies and policymakers to guide future efforts to bridge the worlds of health care and social care.
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2023

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The True Cost of Food in the U.S.

"This report reveals the true cost of food, encompassing its effects on health, the environment, biodiversity, and livelihoods. The analysis empowers governments, advocates, corporations, and individuals to drive the changes needed for a nourishing, equitable, and sustainable U.S. food system."

The Rockefeller Foundation. (2025). True Cost of Food: Measuring What Matters to Transform the U.S. Food System. Reports. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/true-cost-of-food-measuring-what-matters-to-transform-the-u-s-food-system/

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2021

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True Cost of Food Measuring What Matters to Transform the U.S. Food System  

"This report—drawing on the insights from dozens of experts from across the food system and existing research and analyses—is one of the first to identify the true cost of the food system in the U.S., which scientists and advocates have long argued is undervalued and comes at great cost to people and the planet."

The Rockefeller Foundation. (2021, July). True Cost of Food, Measuring What Matters to Transform the U.S. Food System. Executive Summary. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/True-Cost-of-Food-Report-Executive-Summary-Final.pdf

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2021

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Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP)

This site links to reports on food assistant programs that the Hunger Prevention and Assistance Program (HPAP) provides funds to support the improved quality of food distribution to Emergency Food Relief Organizations (EFRO) in New York State.

The New York State Department of Health. (Revised: 2025, October). Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP). https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/hpnap/

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2025

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AIDS Institute - Community Support Services  

This site outlines the services funded by the AIDS Institute "that reduce the barriers People Living with HIV (PLWH) face when navigating the healthcare system".

The New York State Department of Health. (Revised: 025, January). Community Support Services. https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/about/comm_support_services.htm

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2025

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Health Resources & Services Administration 

This site page offers funding insights and links to resources on where to search for competitive funding and grant awards, how and where to apply, and a review of opportunities for continuation funding.

HRSA - Health Center Program. (2025, December). Funding. Health Resources & Services Administration. https://bphc.hrsa.gov/funding#health-centers

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2025

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Financial Innovations Lab: Market Solutions for Scaling Food Is Medicine Prescriptions 

"This report summarizes the research and key findings of a Milken Institute Financial Innovations Lab®, which brought together 40 health plans, policy experts, government representatives, FoodRx technology companies, food retailers, consultants, and community-based organizations, including members of the Feeding Change Food Is Medicine Task Force to determine areas of technology solutions, funding priority, and investment vehicles to help finance these efforts."

Freishtat, H., Roesler, A.R., Brennan, M., Moreno, I. (2023, June 6). Financial Innovations Lab: Market Solutions for Scaling Food Is Medicine Prescriptions. The Milken Institute. https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/research-and-reports/reports/financial-innovations-lab-market-solutions-scaling-food-medicine-prescriptions

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2023

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USDA Invests $4.5 Million to Build Nutrition Hub Network | USDA

This web page gives information and provides access to an application for programs, supported by the Biden Administration, that will "provide funding to establish three additional USDA Nutrition Hubs in communities across the country". "The Nutrition Hubs will complement and increase the impact of USDA’s collective contributions to Extension, education and research communities, and underserved communities at large, to better understand real-world opportunities and challenges around nutrition and diet-related health disparities and to develop coordinated science-based solutions and resources that benefit those communities."

USDA. (2024, July 11). USDA Invests $4.5 Million to Build Nutrition Hub Network. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2024/07/11/usda-invests-45-million-build-nutrition-hub-network

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2024

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Hospitals Provide Pathway for Food is Medicine Funding - Food Bank News

This article discusses the importance of partnerships in bringing Food is Medicine programs to life, namely those with hospitals around the country. Hospitals have been shown to become "a major source of support for Food is Medicine efforts".

Food Bank News. (Published: 2025, January 7). Hospitals Provide Pathway for Food s Medicine Funding. Food is Medicine. https://foodbanknews.org/hospitals-provide-pathway-for-food-is-medicine-funding/

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2025

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Rockefeller Foundation Invests $3.5 Million To Support American Farmers, Improve Nutrition & Address Chronic Disease

This article highlights the efforts made by the Rockefeller Foundation to improve and expand Food is Medicine programs across the nation with a commitment to invest $100 million in grant funds to an initiative that supports research and small and mid-size farmers, to improve the health outcomes of people across the country while "mitigating rising health care costs in communities in California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.".

The Rockefeller Foundation. (2025, February 13). Rockefeller Foundation Invests $3.5 Million To Support American Farmers, Improve Nutrition & Address Chronic Disease. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-invests-3-5-million-to-support-american-farmers-improve-nutrition-address-chronic-disease/

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2025

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What Does the Federal Government Spend on Health Care? | KFF

This article describes how a budget reconciliation package may affect health insurance coverage in 2026. Of the four programs that could be subject to changes, Medicare (36%) and Medicaid/CHIP (25%) account for the largest share of proposed changes. "This brief analyzes current support from the federal government for health programs and services, including both spending and tax subsidies (that is, forgone tax revenues from provisions that reduce tax liability for people and businesses with qualifying health-related spending)."
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2025

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Will a Programmatic Framework Integrating Food Is Medicine Achieve Value on Investment? | Journal of General Internal Medicine

"This paper presents a theoretical framework for optimizing existing clinical services to provide FIM interventions, tracking associated improvements in patient outcomes, and identifying healthcare cost saving/revenue generation that can lead to a net value on investment. It describes how these interventions can and have been used in a clinical setting as adjuncts to clinical care."

Fredericks, L., Thomas, O., Imamura, A. et al. (2024, November 11). Will a Programmatic Framework Integrating Food Is Medicine Achieve Value on Investment?. J GEN INTERN MED 40, 1742–1748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09192-w

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2024

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Budget Tracker: New York State’s Investments in Food Security Programs - New York Health Foundation

"This budget tracker outlines New York State’s investments in food security programs before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on direct food security initiatives and excludes State investments in agriculture programs, nutrition education, and food security efforts funded at the federal and local levels."

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2025

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces To Increase Healthy Food Access, Improve Health Outcomes for Veterans

In this press release the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Rockefeller Foundation announce their partnership to launch a pilot project that brings Food is Medicine (FIM) programs to US veterans and increases food security even at a time when health care costs are being cut at the federal level. Expanding these programs at VA health care facilities across the country will "address the impact of diet-related disease and food insecurity among Veterans, while evaluating their impact for building the case to embed these programs into a fully integrated health care delivery system".

The Rockefeller Foundation. (2023, April 24). US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Increase Healthy Food Access, Improve Health Outcomes for Veterans. News and Announcements. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/u-s-department-of-veterans-affairs-and-the-rockefeller-foundation-join-forces-to-increase-healthy-food-access-improve-health-outcomes-for-veterans/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAt%20VA%2C%20we%20know%20comprehensive,outcomes%20and%20nutrition%20for%20Veterans

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