Creates a new program to give healthy foods and health services to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP patients with chronic diseases.
This bill would create a new program to help Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP patients with chronic diseases get healthier. It would require a government center to test a model that provides healthy foods, nutrition counseling, and other health services. Eligible patients would receive these services for free, aiming to reduce chronic diseases.
Currently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation tests various healthcare models, but none specifically require providing healthy foods as medicine to reduce chronic diseases. If this bill becomes law, the Center would be required to launch a new 'Accountable Produce is Medicine Bundled Payment Model' within 180 days. This model would offer eligible Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP patients with chronic conditions a year of free healthy foods, nutrition counseling, and other health services.
HR 8355 · 119th Congress · April 16, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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