Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
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Overview
This bill proposes a pilot program to test a new way of providing Medicare benefits to improve patient health and reduce hospital readmissions. It would establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program, where selected hospitals would deliver medically tailored meals to eligible individuals. The program aims to improve clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs by focusing on individual nutritional needs and providing medical nutrition therapy.
Key provisions
- Establishes a 6-year pilot program under Medicare.
- Selects at least 40 eligible hospitals to participate.
- Requires participating hospitals to provide a physician, registered dietitian, or similar professional.
- Mandates screening and re-screening of eligible individuals every 12 weeks.
- Requires the delivery of at least two medically tailored meals per week meeting at least two-thirds of the individual’s nutritional needs.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy alongside the meals.
- Payments for the program will be made from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
- Reduces payments to subsection (d) hospitals to offset the cost of the pilot program.
Who is affected
- Medicare beneficiaries
- Hospitals
- Registered Dietitians
- Patients with diet-impacted diseases
- Caregivers
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