To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of certain food and nutrition services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-04-20

This bill would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover certain food and nutrition services for eligible patients, treating nutritional support as a covered medical benefit rather than leaving it to patients to pay for themselves. The change would affect seniors on Medicare, low-income individuals on Medicaid, and potentially healthcare providers who would deliver these services. Currently, these programs have limited coverage for nutrition-related care, so this would expand what doctors can prescribe and what insurance will pay for.