CurrentNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode IslandPolicy N/A

Meal Delivery Benefit for New Medicaid Moms

This document announces a no-cost, refrigerated meal delivery benefit for Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Medicaid members who have had a hospital birth; eligible members receive 28 dietitian-designed meals delivered postpartum.

Policy Summary

PayerNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

PolicyMeal Delivery Benefit for New Medicaid Moms

Policy CodePolicy N/A

Change TypeNo material change

Effective DateJan 1, 2024

Next Review DateN/A

Key ActionMom's Meals will receive eligibility updates and contact eligible members directly to arrange meal selection and delivery.

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POLICY UPDATE CHANGES

No material clinical or coverage changes in this revision.

28number of dietitian-designed meals provided

no-costmember cost

postpartumeligibility trigger

early 2023prior pilot

Eligibility and Benefit Description

Eligibility and benefit description

Policy Summary

PayerNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

PolicyMeal Delivery Benefit for New Medicaid Moms

Policy CodePolicy N/A

Change TypeNo material change

Effective DateJan 1, 2024

Next Review DateN/A

Key ActionMom's Meals will receive eligibility updates and contact eligible members directly to arrange meal selection and delivery.

SourceLink

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ALL of the following

Member is a Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Medicaid member who has had a hospital birth (eligible after each childbirth).
Benefit is provided at no cost to the member.
Service consists of 28 dietitian-designed, refrigerated, ready-to-heat meals delivered to the member postpartum.
Mom's Meals receives daily eligibility updates from Neighborhood and will contact members directly to assist with meal selection and coordinate delivery.

Effective date: benefit available immediately as of January 1, 2024.

Authorization and Enrollment Flow

Prior Authorization

Authorization and enrollment flow

No prior authorization is required. Mom's Meals receives a daily update on member eligibility and will contact Neighborhood Medicaid members directly to help them select meals and coordinate delivery; members are eligible for the service after each childbirth.

Eligibility updates are sent to Mom's Meals daily.
Mom's Meals will contact members directly to arrange meal selection and delivery.
Service eligibility applies after each hospital birth; no member action for authorization is specified.

Key Definitions

Mom's Meals

VendorMom's Meals® — meal planning and delivery service

RoleReceives daily eligibility updates from Neighborhood and contacts members directly to select meals and coordinate delivery

Meal contentDietitian-designed meals

Delivery typeRefrigerated meals delivered to the new mom

Eligible member

DefinitionNeighborhood Medicaid member who has had a hospital birth

Eligibility triggerPostpartum — eligibility begins after inpatient delivery and stay

VerificationMom's Meals receives a daily update on member eligibility from Neighborhood

Enrollment scopeMembers are eligible for the service after each childbirth

OpenPayer

Meal Delivery Benefit for New Medicaid Moms

Eligibility and Benefit Description

Coding and Benefit Quantities

Authorization and Enrollment Flow

Key Definitions