The Missouri House approved bipartisan legislation to help Medicaid recipients access locally grown, healthy food for chronic diet-related illnesses. The bill would establish a “Food is Medicine” program through MO HealthNet, allowing health care professionals to prescribe tailored meals, nutrition counseling, and fresh produce vouchers. The program aims to promote healthier choices and longer, healthier lives for participants. The bill faced resistance over covering vitamins and supplements, but proponents argue that the program could save the state money and improve long-term health outcomes. The legislation aligns with a national trend of integrating healthy food into clinical care to address nutrition-related health issues.