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.
Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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This bill amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of specific food and nutrition services under Medicare and Medicaid. For Medicare, it adds these services to the list of covered medical and other health services, with payment set at 80 percent of the actual charge . Under Medicaid, the bill incorporates these services into the definition of medical assistance and designates them as a mandatory benefit for states. In both programs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with specifying the exact requirements for these covered food and nutrition services. These provisions are set to become effective 180 days following the date of the bill's enactment.
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Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.
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.
USA119th CongressHR-8391| House
| Updated: 4/20/2026
This bill amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of specific food and nutrition services under Medicare and Medicaid. For Medicare, it adds these services to the list of covered medical and other health services, with payment set at 80 percent of the actual charge . Under Medicaid, the bill incorporates these services into the definition of medical assistance and designates them as a mandatory benefit for states. In both programs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with specifying the exact requirements for these covered food and nutrition services. These provisions are set to become effective 180 days following the date of the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.