Support the Medically Tailored Meal Bill!

The legislation was introduced yesterday to the 119^th Congress by Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dwight Evans (D-PA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), alongside Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tina Smith (D-MN). Their leadership underscores that addressing nutrition and health outcomes is not a partisan issue, but rather a shared priority.

If enacted, the MTM Bill would create a Medicare pilot program across 40 hospital sites in rural, urban, and suburban communities. The pilot will test the impact of medically tailored home-delivered meals on Medicare enrollees, a population that currently has no access to MTM coverage under traditional Medicare.

The evidence is clear: expanding access to medically tailored meals saves lives and saves money. Research shows that access to MTMs could prevent 2.6 million hospitalizations annually and reduce health care spending by an estimated $23.7 billion each year. Just as importantly, MTMs help people remain at home instead of entering long-term care facilities, support medication adherence, and improve overall quality of life.

At God’s Love We Deliver, we see this every day. For 40 years, we have prepared, cooked, and delivered nutritious meals for our neighbors affected by severe and chronic illnesses. We witness the profound difference these meals make for our clients, their families, and their communities. As a Food Is Medicine Coalition accredited agency, we maintain a high standard of service in our production of medically tailored meals, ensuring fidelity to the outcomes we’ve come to see from research.

We thank our Congressional champions for once again lifting up the value of medically tailored meals in the health care space. Their commitment reflects growing momentum for integrating nutrition into health care delivery models.

Now, it’s time to turn momentum into action. We encourage our clients, friends, and families to reach out to their members of Congress and ask them to support the Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act. Together, we can ensure that food is recognized as the powerful, life-saving intervention it is.