HR 5370 117th Congress House Health

Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2021

Introduced: September 24, 2021 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Sep 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 24, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

Sep 24, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2021

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration program to allow hospitals to provide medically tailored, home-delivered meals to Medicare beneficiaries who have a diet-impacted disease (e.g., kidney disease) and have daily living limitations.

Participating hospitals must (1) retain a physician, registered dietitian or nutrition professional, or clinical social worker to screen, monitor, and coordinate services for individuals who receive meals through the program; and (2) contract with experienced organizations for meal delivery. Hospitals may choose to also provide meals to an individual's primary caregiver or to a dependent under the age of 18 who resides in the same household.

What's happening now September 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives