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Medical Foods Equity Act of 2011

Introduced: April 1, 2011 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Foods Equity Act of 2011 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of: (1) medically necessary food and food modified to be low protein that is formulated to be consumed or administered under the supervision of a physician and the medical equipment and supplies necessary to administer such food; and (2) pharmacological doses of vitamins and amino acids used for the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism. Applies such coverage requirements to the TRICARE program (military health care).

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require health plans to provide coverage of such food, vitamins, and amino acids.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine the minimum yearly coverage for all health insurance plans based upon the expanded coverage provided by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to establish age-specific minimum levels of coverage. Declares that the minimum yearly coverage determined by the Secretary shall not preempt any state standards that require a higher minimum yearly coverage level for the same services and benefits.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4
BACA, JOE
· Jul 19, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2012
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 15, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· May 24, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· May 24, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 11, 2011
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 1, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Apr 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1311: Medical Foods Equity Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1311/
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