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HR 1289 · in committee · significant

Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The VA will launch a three-year pilot program providing medically tailored meals, groceries, and nutrition education to eligible veterans.
  • The program serves veterans with multiple chronic conditions or pregnant veterans at risk of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes.
  • The VA will train providers to integrate the program into treatment plans and partner with community organizations for local food sourcing.

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    How should the VA determine which veterans qualify for medically tailored meals under the chronic condition criteria?

  2. 02

    What metrics would best measure whether this three-year pilot improves health outcomes and reduces overall VA healthcare costs?

  3. 03

    How might partnering with local food organizations affect program costs compared to centralized meal procurement?

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Sponsor · R-FL-16

Vern Buchanan

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Introduced 2025-03-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-14 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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