Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Chu
Introduced
Summary
Would add Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders. It would create an eating-disorder-specific pathway under Medicare Part B and set who can provide and refer to that care.
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- Medicare beneficiaries with eating disorders: Would gain covered outpatient medical nutrition therapy with minimum service amounts of 13 hours in the first year and 4 hours in each subsequent year.
- Registered dietitians and nutrition professionals: Must provide the covered services for the care to qualify under Medicare.
- Physicians, psychologists, and other mental health professionals: Could refer patients for medical nutrition therapy to the extent allowed by state law.
- Program definition and limits: The Secretary would use the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to define eligible eating disorders and could set reasonable limits and specify eligible providers and referral sources.
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Medicare nutrition help for eating disorders
If enacted, Medicare Part B would cover medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders starting January 1, 2026. You would need a referral from a doctor or a psychologist (or another authorized mental health provider). Care would need to be given by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional. Coverage would include at least 13 hours in the first year—1 hour for an initial visit and 12 hours of follow-up. In later years, at least 4 hours each year could be covered, and the Secretary could set reasonable limits; eating disorders would be defined using the latest DSM.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Chu
CA • D
Cosponsors
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Doggett
TX • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Strickland
WA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Frost
FL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Ross
NC • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Morrison
MN • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Foushee
NC • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Goldman (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
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