Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8391
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of certain food and nutrition services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Introduced 2026-04-20Topic: health care · agriculture food · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would add food and nutrition services as a covered benefit under Medicare and Medicaid. The federal Secretary of Health and Human Services would set the requirements these services must meet. Under Medicare, payment for these services would equal 80 percent of the actual charge. Under Medicaid, states would be required to cover these services as a mandatory benefit. Both changes would apply to services provided starting 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Sponsors
- Raul Ruiz Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-20 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-20 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-04-20 | Introduced in House | introduce |