MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS

On 2026-05-13, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA-2) delivered a floor speech titled "MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS" in the House.

MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)] [House] [Page H3404] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, last week in Massachusetts, I had the pleasure of speaking at the AMPL Institute's annual convening to learn about the latest research and hear directly from experts in the field of medically tailored meals. Based within Community Servings, the largest nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals in New England, the AMPL Institute combines pioneering research, policy work, and provider education aimed at transforming the healthcare system so that medically tailored nutrition becomes a universally accessible standard of care. The incredible work of Community Servings is what got me interested in, and now passionate about, expanding the reach of medically tailored meals. They are the reason I have introduced a bipartisan bill to pilot coverage of MTMs in traditional Medicare at hospitals across the country. Medically tailored meals have the power to transform lives. They improve health outcomes, support vulnerable patients, and strengthen the Food Is Medicine movement. It is time to pass my bipartisan bill, the Medically Tailored Home- Delivered Meals Program Act, to really advance the Food Is Medicine movement in this country. ____________________