Resource | Research and Data | Food/Nutrient Analysis
Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages
This report is the first step in the developing recommendations for revision to the WIC food packages. It reviews the nutritional needs and assesses the dietary adequacy of the WIC target population and proposes priority nutrients and food groups and general nutrition recommendations for the WIC food packages. This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board), published here by permission. It is also available on the Institute of Medicine website.
08/01/2004
Resource | Policy
Treatment of Medicare Prescription Drug Card and Related Transitional Assistance in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations
Authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), the prescription drug discount card provides Medicare beneficiaries with negotiated prices that should be lower than the regular price of prescription drugs.
06/29/2004