HR 2495 · in committee · major
Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare will cover nutrition therapy services for people with eating disorders.
- Registered dietitians and nutrition professionals provide these services upon referral from doctors or mental health professionals.
- Coverage begins when the bill is enacted with no specified spending limits or sunset date.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would covering nutrition therapy for eating disorders through Medicare affect treatment outcomes compared to current out-of-pocket costs for patients?
- 02
What safeguards would prevent unnecessary nutrition therapy referrals and control Medicare spending under this open-ended coverage policy?
- 03
Which eating disorder populations would benefit most from this coverage, and are there evidence-based guidelines determining appropriate referral criteria?
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Sponsor · D-CA-28
Judy Chu
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
44/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-31
Joining the bill
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37
Stephen F. Lynch
D-MA-8
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9
Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1
Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6
Chrissy Houlahan
D-PA-6
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3
+ 32 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-31 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-31 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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