The Academy calls for swift passage of this bill in the U.S. Senate to ensure children have access to healthy food while keeping frontline workers and families safe.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will extend several flexibilities through as late as December 31, 2020.
07/30/2020 - Rep. Bobby Scott introduced the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act, a bill intended to expand access to free school meals for all children during the COVID-19 pandemic and to prevent the collapse of school nutrition programs.
07/27/2020 - The summary of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act on Congress.gov has been corrected.
06/09/2020 - The Academy requested increased points for malnutrition under the Patient Driven Payment Model and incorporation of the Academy's electronic clinical quality measures into the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program.
The Academy and the NAFEO sent a letter the administration to support their appropriations request of higher education programs for allied health professions at minority serving institutions.
The Academy provided feedback regarding policies and regulatory revisions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
06/01/2020 - The Academy asks USDA to move the report's deadline to October 2020, allowing for flexibilities to due external circumstances, including the government shutdown and the COVID-19 pandemic that have disproportionately affected communities of color.
The Academy partnered with NAFEO to ask Congress to set aside $310 million to strengthen and grow allied health programs.
The Academy supports the legislation, which would provide coverage for Medicare beneficiaries to obtain treatment from RDNs and other qulaified nutrition experts.
