Western Area Massachusetts Dietetic Association
Public Policy
Action Alert!
SNAP & HIP funding
The MA legislature did not fully fund the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) for the current fiscal year and on December 1st all SNAP recipients will begin receiving only $20 per month to make produce purchases at participating farmers markets and vendors versus the previous $40, $60 or $80 per month based upon household size.
Want to help SNAP recipients receive free locally grown produce throughout the year? HIP helps MA farmers grow and sell more produce and helps MA residents eat more nutritious foods – it’s a win-win and legislators need to know about it!
It is urgent! Please take a moment to send an e-mail to Governor Healey (you can cut & paste the script below). maura.healey@mass.gov
Stay Informed
MAND Licensure Page
This fact sheet, published in late August, is a guide to the benefits of MA licensure for RDNs and it explains the process of obtaining an adequate # of CEUs to maintain licensure.
Medicare and Anti-Obesity Medication Coverage
The Congressional Budget Office "scores" each proposed CMS program based on how the costs would affect the federal budget. This article describes how, in order to be fiscally viable, the cost of Medicare covering anti-obesity drugs would be required to compare favorably with the costs of obesity treatments currently. This proposal lines up with the TROA advocacy that is successfully making its way through state legislatures.
