Bill > S3297

This bill, the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2023, aims to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services under the Medicare program. Currently, MNT coverage is limited to Medicare Part B beneficiaries with diabetes or renal disease, despite MNT being a standard of care for many other chronic conditions. The bill proposes to expand the list of eligible conditions for MNT, including prediabetes, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, malnutrition, eating disorders, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, and HIV/AIDS, among others. This change would make MNT services more accessible to a wider range of Medicare beneficiaries, potentially improving the management and prevention of various chronic health conditions.