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New Mexico Medicaid: New Food is Medicine benefit
UnitedHealthcare·NM · OB-GYN, Endocrinology, Family Medicine +1 more·State news
Effective date
Oct 9, 2025
We identified it
Jan 12, 2026
Summary
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico has launched a new Food is Medicine benefit effective immediately, providing home-delivered medically tailored meals and grocery boxes for homebound members and pregnant members with diabetes. Providers must complete specific referral forms and send them to nm_healthequity@uhc.com to access these benefits for eligible members.
Action Required
Immediately: All providers treating UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico members should identify eligible patients (homebound members and pregnant members with diabetes) and complete appropriate referral forms to access Food is Medicine benefits. Send completed forms to nm_healthequity@uhc.com. Update patient care protocols to include screening for Food is Medicine eligibility during encounters with qualifying members.