3.0.0 8138 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z House HR 2020-09-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 152 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS:H.R. 8138.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4318]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-01T16:30:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-01T16:30:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-01T16:30:05Z 2020-09-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2020-09-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-09-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 N Health Child health Food supply, safety, and labeling Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicaid Medicare Military personnel and dependents Nutrition and diet Health 00 2020-09-01 Introduced in House 2021-01-26T16:46:26Z Patient Access to Medical Foods Act

This bill provides for coverage of medical foods under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and TRICARE. The bill also requires private health insurance providers to cover medical foods.

Generally, a medical food is a food prescribed by a physician for the dietary management of a disease or condition. The bill expands this definition to include a food prescribed as a therapeutic option when a physician determines that traditional therapies are inappropriate for the patient. This definition shall apply to the insurance programs described above and to a federal grant program to encourage the development of drugs and medical foods for rare diseases.

]]> Patient Access to Medical Foods Act Display Title Patient Access to Medical Foods Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Patient Access to Medical Foods Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Orphan Drug Act with respect to the definition of medical food, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8138ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8138ih.xml 2020-09-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.