Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
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
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
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
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
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