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Committee hears bill to allow medical nutrition counseling as an in‑lieu‑of Medicaid managed‑care service
Summary
Senate Bill 3001 would allow Medicaid managed‑care organizations to offer medical nutrition counseling and related supports as an ‘in‑lieu‑of’ (ILOS) benefit for qualifying conditions; nonprofits and clinicians urged adding medically tailored meals and time‑limited food supports alongside education.
Senate Bill 3001, presented to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, would permit Medicaid managed‑care organizations to offer medical nutrition counseling and instruction as an in‑lieu‑of service for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with qualifying chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and eating disorders.
Sponsor and purpose: Chair Kolkhorst (bill sponsor in the hearing) framed the bill as a companion to a House measure (House Bill 26) designed to expand access to nutrition services that can prevent or better…
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