Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010
Latest action · Apr 30, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of: (1) medically necessary food and food modified to be low protein; and (2) pharmacological doses of vitamins and amino acids used for the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism. Provides for similar coverage under the TRICARE program (military health care).
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide coverage in group and individual plans of such food and vitamins and amino acids.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine the minimum yearly coverage for all health insurance plans based upon the expanded coverage provided by this Act.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2010 to Nov 15, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Original | Mar 24, 2010 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 24, 2010 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Mar 24, 2010 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Mar 24, 2010 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 18, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Nov 15, 2010 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2010 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2010 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2010 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2010 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2010 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2010 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Apr 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Mar 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 24, 2010Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2766 | Medical Foods Equity Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Nov 10, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2010Introduced in House
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