Medical Foods Equity Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 24, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medical Foods Equity Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of medically necessary food and food modified to be low protein formulated to be consumed or administered under the supervision of a qualified medical provider, for the treatment of conditions as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (the Advisory Committee), and the medical equipment and supplies necessary to administer such food. Provides coverage under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE and Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHBP) programs for such health benefits.
Defines "medically necessary food" as a food formulated to be consumed or administered through the gastrointestinal tract orally or by tube under the supervision of a physician and intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation. Includes nutritionally modified counterparts of traditional foods and other forms of foods such as formulas, pills, capsules, and bars.
Provides Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP prescription drug coverage of pharmacological doses of vitamins and amino acids used for the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism, for the treatment of conditions as recommended by the Advisory Committee, and as prescribed by a qualified medical provider. Provides similar coverage of such items under the TRICARE and FEHBP programs, without regard to the age of the patient.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 5, 2013 to Jul 15, 2014, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Dec 5, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Dec 5, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Dec 5, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Dec 5, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jan 14, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 14, 2014 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 15, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jan 15, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jan 27, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 18, 2014 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Apr 1, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 10, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 28, 2014 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Apr 28, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Dec 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 5, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Food assistance and relief
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Military medicine
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2013Introduced in House
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