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MNT Act Update
The MNT Act has now been officially reintroduced in the 117
th
Congress in
both
the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House as
S. 1536
/
H.R. 3108
. Tomorrow we’ll be sending an all-member action alert to Academy members, requesting they take action by contacting their members of Congress to support the bill. Please consider responding to this action alert!
Urge Congress to Expand Access to MNT in Medicare
The importance of strong nutrition has been in the spotlight over the past
year, with COVID-19 patients experiencing poorer health outcomes if they
had cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or many other chronic
conditions. Long-standing health disparities have then led to many racial
and ethnic minority populations being disproportionately impacted by
COVID-19. *Expanding access to medical nutrition therapy is one part of the
solution - and the swift passage of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act is
essential. *
Introduced earlier this week by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Gary
Peters (Mich.) and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly (Ill.) and Fred Upton (Mich.), T
he Medical Nutrition Therapy Act would expand Medicare Part B coverage for
MNT services beyond diabetes and kidney disease to also include:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Dyslipidemia
- Eating disorders
- Gastrointestinal diseases including celiac disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Hypertension
- Malnutrition
- Obesity
- Prediabetes
- Unintentional weight loss
*Passage of this bill would be a win-win for our profession and our
communities*. *Congress needs to hear from Academy members on this
important issue –
take action today!*
*Take Action Today!*
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https://files.mail-list.com/a/dhcc/76765281.html
>*
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- action alerts are housed here, as well as the Member Policy Interest Survey where members can get connected with tailored advocacy initiatives that align with their interests.
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