HR 5684 United States House · 119th Congress

Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025

This bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and federal employee health plans to cover medically necessary specialized foods, vitamins, and amino acids for people with specific digestive and metabolic conditions. It defines "medically necessary food" as prescribed formulas, vitamins, and amino acids designed for conditions like inherited metabolic disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, and severe food allergies that cannot be managed through regular diet. The bill mandates coverage of these items and necessary equipment for administration (like feeding tubes), with Medicare covering 80% of costs. This would directly benefit thousands of patients who rely on these specialized treatments to avoid serious health complications like malnutrition, hospitalizations, and developmental issues.
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Introduced Oct 3, 2025 Last action Oct 3, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
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