U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB5439: Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2025:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act . SECTION 2. Medically tailored home-delivered meals program Part E of title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1866G ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc-7 ) the following new section: SECTION 1866H. Medically tailored home-delivered meals program (a) Establishment For the 6-year period beginning not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this section, subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall conduct, in accordance with the provisions of this section, a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) under which selected hospitals provide medically tailored home-delivered meals under part A of this title to qualified individuals to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of such individuals. (b) Selection of hospitals To participate in program (1) Selected hospitals Under the Program, the Secretary shall, not later than June 30, 2027, select to participate in the Program at least, …
Sponsors
- James McGovern (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
- Chellie Pingree (D, HD-001)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Dwight Evans (D, HD-PA-3)
- Terri Sewell (D, HD-007)
- Gwen Moore (D, HD-004)
- Daniel Goldman (D, 10)
- Timothy Kennedy (D, HD-026)
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- Stephen Lynch (D, HD-008)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- : Introduced in House
- : Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4374-4375)
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding, Data collection, sharing, protection, Food assistance and relief, Performance measurement, Government trust funds, Health promotion and preventive care, Nutrition and diet, Health
Common questions
- What is HB5439?
- HB5439 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act.
- What does HB5439 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.
- What is the status of HB5439?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5439?
- James McGovern (D, HD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5439?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5439
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