Bill > HR6407

This bill, the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2023, aims to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services under the Medicare program. The key provisions include: 1. Expanding the eligible conditions for MNT coverage beyond just diabetes and renal disease to include a broader range of chronic conditions, such as prediabetes, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, malnutrition, eating disorders, and certain gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases. 2. Allowing MNT services to be provided not only by physicians but also by other qualified healthcare professionals, such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and in the case of eating disorders, clinical psychologists. 3. Excluding MNT services from Medicare coverage if the individual is receiving maintenance dialysis, as those services are already covered under a separate provision. 4. Modifying the Medicare exclusions to ensure that MNT services are only covered when provided for the prevention, management, or treatment of the specified conditions. The bill aims to improve access to cost-effective MNT services for Medicare beneficiaries, particularly those from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds who are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases that can be managed through nutrition interventions.