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 such as the Child Health Insurance Program and TRICARE, and private health insurance to include vitamins, individual amino acids, and […]
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 of essential nutrition support therapies across the continuum of care. This Conference is important to evaluate and address opportunities […]
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, Malnutrition Diagnoses and Associated Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients: United States, 2018[i] examining data on malnutrition discharges from the 2018 Healthcare Cost and […]
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: A Systematic Review.[i] Malnutrition is widely recognized as having a significant role in health outcomes and healthcare costs, and addressing malnutrition is […]
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 having multiple chronic conditions. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a cost-effective solution to treating many chronic conditions. MNT is […]
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, 2020, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) under the Department of Health and Human Services released a report […]
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 different contexts, the Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) has adopted the following definition of malnutrition: Malnutrition is an acute, subacute or chronic state of nutrition, in […]
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) (S. 1194/H.R. 2587), which requires public and private health insurance coverage for medically necessary nutrition products and the […]
“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 with a disease or condition, the dietary management of which results in clinically meaningful improvements, including but not limited to nutritional status, […]
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 (DME), particularly for those individuals in rural areas. HNC represents the manufacturers of enteral nutrition formulas, parenteral nutrition solutions, […]
