Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
Rep. Chu Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Medicare Coverage for Eating Disorder Treatment
The Nutrition CARE Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for these committees to begin their work.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties, which is a great start. However, it still needs to go through several committees and many health bills face hurdles regarding their long-term costs.
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The bill would expand Medicare Part B to cover medical nutrition therapy for beneficiaries diagnosed with eating disorders, adding a new covered service that currently does not exist. An estimated 1.6 to 2 million Medicare beneficiaries with eating disorders would become eligible for 13 hours of nutrition therapy in their first year and 4 hours each year after, reducing out-of-pocket costs and improving access to a key part of eating disorder treatment.
“It is estimated that 1,619,300 to 2,080,600 individuals on Medicare part B are affected by an eating disorder, including 420,500 to 560,700 beneficiaries who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.”
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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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
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