Food Bank outlines Food as Medicine initiative and Growing Hope produce pilot Food Bank of Alaska told the committee it is the Department of Health’s Produce Incentive and Food as Medicine coordinating agency for 10 years, funded by a CDC award of $750,000, and is piloting produce boxes for cancer patients with an eye toward Medicaid 1115 waiver billing.

The Food Bank of Alaska is revolutionizing healthcare with a groundbreaking initiative that combines fresh produce and medicine, starting a 10-year partnership to improve lives statewide.

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