Bill Sponsor
House Bill 56
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Patient Access to Medical Foods Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 4, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jan 4, 2021
Latest Action
Feb 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
56
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arizona
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Patient Access to Medical Foods Act

This bill provides for coverage of medical foods under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and TRICARE. The bill also requires private health insurance providers to cover medical foods.

Generally, a medical food is a food prescribed by a physician for the dietary management of a disease or condition. The bill expands this definition to include a food prescribed as a therapeutic option when a physician determines that traditional therapies are inappropriate for the patient. This definition shall apply to the insurance programs described above and to a federal grant program to encourage the development of drugs and medical foods for rare diseases.

Text (1)
January 4, 2021
Actions (4)
02/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/04/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/04/2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.
01/04/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:14 PM