Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
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Summary
Integrating nutrition security into primary care by creating a grant program to help Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) screen for food insecurity and provide nutrition services as part of clinical care. The Department of Health and Human Services would fund competitive grants administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration to support screening tools, on-site food pantries, community partnerships, registered dietitians, and culturally tailored nutrition education.
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- Families and patients: Would gain routine food insecurity screening, access to on-site pantries and dietitian services, and easier referrals and enrollments into SNAP and WIC.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): Would be eligible for competitive grants to implement five core activities and receive technical assistance for training, data collection, evaluation, and reporting. Grant recipients must submit annual counts of patients served, referrals and enrollments in nutrition programs, and community partnerships.
- Community partners and payers: The bill would require coordination with the Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to streamline nutrition program referrals, encourage Medicaid waivers or demonstrations to reimburse nutrition services, and explore value-based payment models.
*Would authorize $100 million per year from 2027 through 2031, increasing federal spending.*
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Cosponsors
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