How to Qualify
Here are some of the most common ways you may be eligible for home-delivered meals from Mom's Meals.
Can you or someone you support answer "yes" to all of the following questions?
- Enrolled in a New Mexico Medicaid health plan?
- Pregnant and diagnosed with Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes?
If so, you may be eligible for home delivered meals through the Food Is Medicine (FIM) benefit. To get started, complete a short referral form and send it to the your health plan:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS): support@virtualhp.com
- Molina Healthcare (MHC): molina_nm_foodismedicine@molinahealthcare.com
- Presbyterian Health Plan (PHP): foodismedicine@phs.org
- UnitedHealthcare (UHC): nm_healthequity@uhc.com
Can you or someone you support answer "yes" to all of the following questions?
- Enrolled in a New Mexico Medicaid health plan?
- Meet Level 2 Nursing Facility Level of Care (NFLOC) requirements?
- Experiencing food insecurity?
- Have medical or functional needs that can be supported through nutrition?
If so, you may be eligible for home-delivered meals through New Mexico's Community Benefit. Ask your case manager or contact your health plan using the number on the back of your insurance card to see if you qualify.
We offer home-delivered and site-delivered meals to eligible clients, including:
- Medicaid Waiver members
- OAA program recipients
- PACE program participants
- New and expecting mothers
- People who require assistance with grocery shopping and/or meal preparation
Contact your case manager or service coordinator to find out if you qualify.
If your MA health plan includes home-delivered meals as a covered benefit, you may qualify if you:
- Have one or more chronic health conditions
- Are a patient discharging from a hospital or skilled nursing facility or are at high risk of hospitalization
Check your health plan coverage manual to confirm if medically tailored meals are included and if you're eligible to receive them.
If you or a loved one do not qualify for one of the above programs, you can purchase meals direct from Mom’s Meals. Our meals are priced at $9.49 or less per meal. You can count on:
- Service that starts quickly
- Meals to help care for a loved one from near or far
- Peace of mind knowing you or your loved one are eating well
What is the Maternal Food is Medicine (FIM) Benefit?
New Mexico's Maternal Food is Medicine (FIM) benefit helps support a healthy pregnancy and recovery after birth. Eligible pregnant Medicaid members can receive nutrition support to help manage diabetes and support mom and baby.
Who is eligible?
You may qualify if you:
- Are enrolled in a New Mexico Medicaid health plan
- Are pregnant
- Have Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes
What's included?
If eligible, you may receive:
- Up to 2 medically tailored meals delivered to your home each day, or a grocery box
- Support for up to 11 months during pregnancy plus 2 months postpartum
What is the Community Benefit?
New Mexico's Community Benefit helps Medicaid members with long-term care needs get the nutrition support they need to stay healthy and independent at home.
Who is eligible?
You may qualify if you:
- Are enrolled in a New Mexico Medicaid health plan
- Meet Level 2 Nursing Facility Level of Care (NFLOC) requirements
- Are experiencing food insecurity
- Have medical or functional needs that can be supported through nutrition
You may still qualify even if you already receive meals through a senior center, the Older Americans Act (OAA), or another food assistance program.
What's included?
If eligible, you may receive:
- Up to 2 medically tailored meals delivered to your home each day
- Meals designed to support your health condition and care plan
- Nutrition support to help meet dietary needs and stay on track with treatment plans
Medically Tailored Meals for New Mexico
Browse our full selection of meals with photos, in-depth descriptions, and nutritional information. Or, to view what is available in your state, please select from the menu options listed below.
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