To: Massachusetts state legislators and the governor
Several states have federal approval to use Medicaid for nutrition support, according to KFF. A peer-reviewed study of 9 produce-prescription programs at 22 sites, with 3,881 participants, found people ate about one more serving of fruits and vegetables a day and had lower blood pressure, body weight and blood sugar, and less food insecurity. We ask Massachusetts lawmakers and the governor to have the state…
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https://middlesexma.countycommons.us/petitions/direct-massachusetts-medicaid-to-cover-p-e1e5e7
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When it reaches the goal it’s handed to the officials named above at a public meeting, and their answer is posted online. This is a petition to your elected officials — like the clipboard at the courthouse door. It does not put anything on the ballot; that takes the state’s official petition process. Names are never shown publicly. County Commons — an independent, nonpartisan public-records project.