[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SUPPORT THE NUTRITION CARE ACT

  (Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Madam Speaker, March is National Nutrition 
Month, and I am proud to join my colleagues, Representatives Judy Chu 
and Jackie Walorski, in leading H.R. 1551, the Nutrition Counseling 
Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act, or the Nutrition CARE Act for 
short.
  Madam Speaker, eating disorders account for one death every 52 
minutes and can impact the lives of individuals across their lifespan. 
This mental illness does not discriminate, but longstanding health 
inequities, implicit bias, and stigma contribute to why people of color 
with eating disorders are half as likely to be diagnosed or to receive 
treatment.
  The Nutrition CARE Act would provide Medicare part B coverage for 
medical nutrition therapy for beneficiaries with eating disorders, 
meaning hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who identify as 
Black, indigenous, or people of color would have coverage of a key 
treatment component.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to help lead this effort, and I urge my 
colleagues to cosponsor H.R. 1551 and bring it to the floor of this 
Congress.

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