May 11, 2026 On March 30, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to hospital and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) providers entitled “Hospital Nutrition Service Obligations in Light of Updated Federal N...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) appreciates the opportunity to submit this statement for the record and urges the Subcommittee to advance H.R.2172, the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act....
The aim of EPR legislation is to accelerate the move toward a circular economy, this is an admirable pursuit that is widely supported by industry. However, the important and unique contributions FSDU and medical foods make to the health and wellness...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) supports CMS’ recognition of the impact of malnutrition health outcomes for adult patients of all ages. Thus, as we have previously commented we support expanding the ages (from 65 years and older to 18 years an...
April 19, 2022 The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) supports passage of the Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 (MNEA) (S. 2013/H.R. 3783). MNEA would expand coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health care programs suc...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) supports the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act. HNC’s mission is to improve patient outcomes by advancing nutrition policies and actions that raise awareness and optimize access o...
November 11, 2021 HNC Statement in Support of ASPEN’s Publication: Malnutrition Diagnoses and Associated Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients: United States, 2018 The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition has published a study, Malnutrit...
November 11, 2021 HNC Supports AHRQ’s Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) applauds the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) publication of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults:...
June 14, 2021 90% of the nation’s $3.5 trillion annual health care expenditures is spent on treating chronic and mental health conditions. Chronic condition care is especially costly for Medicare, with over two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries...
Joint Statement from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the American Society for Nutrition, and the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists August 17, 2020 On July 13...
Healthcare Nutrition Council Expanded Definition:Malnutrition and Related Terminology HNC Accepted Definition of Malnutrition: As there is no universally accepted definition of “malnutrition,” and since malnutrition can have different meanings in dif...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) is committed to advocating for policies that support patient access to medically necessary and lifesaving nutrition products. As such, HNC supports the intent of the Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 (MNEA) (...
“Distinctive nutritional requirement” refers to the clinical need for a specific nutritional intake (compared to the intake of healthy populations) which may exist by reason of abnormal physiological manifestation or physical impairment* associated w...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) is pleased to support the Protecting Home Oxygen Medical Equipment (HOME) Access Act of 2017 (H.R. 4229). This bipartisan legislation is needed to offer sustainable access to quality Durable Medical Equipment (D...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) is pleased to express its strong support for the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act (S. 794). This bipartisan legislation is needed to improve the transparency and efficiency of the process by which...
Investing in the health of our nation’s children is critically important. Towards that end, HNC is strongly committed to preventing malnutrition in children. The importance of good nutrition starts well before birth and plays a vital role in a growth...
The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) represents the manufacturers of enteral nutrition formulas and parenteral solutions, supplies and equipment. HNC is committed to helping patients maintain and improve their nutritional status by raising the awar...
Ms. Judy ReinEditor in ChiefFood and Drug Law JournalFood and Drug Law Institute 1155 15th Street NW, Suite 910Washington, DC 20005 Re: Response to Burnett B and Levy R, “Proposed Industry Best Practices in Development and Marketing of Medical Foods...
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The goal of this overview is to provide a concise summary of Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) and how changes to reimbursement under the Medicare program have impacted access to clinical services. The goal is to inform those unfamiliar with the therapy...
The benefits of medical nutrition therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are heavily supported in the scientific literature as a component of a holistic, multifaceted treatment approach. Patients with IBD have unique nutritional needs which,...
Hundreds of thousands of children and adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment in the United States require life sustaining enteral nutrition (EN) to receive necessary nutrition and hydration. Individuals requiring EN have a variet...