To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for food-based interventions.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Expands Older Americans Act nutrition-related screening, referral, and systems planning to include food-based interventions such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions.
Who Benefits and How
Older adults receiving nutrition and supportive services could gain more screening and referral pathways into food-is-medicine programs and related food-based interventions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Aging-service administrators and providers would need to incorporate food-based interventions into planning, screening, counseling, and referral processes.
Key Provisions
- Adds food-is-medicine screening and referral concepts to Older Americans Act nutrition definitions.
- Directs state and area planning provisions to consider food-based interventions such as produce prescriptions.
- Expands counseling and referral language to include food-based intervention programs.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands Older Americans Act nutrition-related screening, referral, and systems planning to include food-based interventions such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
Expands Older Americans Act nutrition-related screening, referral, and systems planning to include food-based interventions such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Older adults who could benefit from food-based interventions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Aging-service administrators and providers updating service workflows
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kim, and Mrs. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Older adults who may benefit from food-based interventions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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