Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Gary Peters (Mich.) and Representatives Robin Kelly (Ill.) and Fred Upton (Mich.) recently introduced the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 (S. 1536/H.R. 3108), which would expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in Medicare...

For almost 15 years, WIC’s Cash Value Benefit (CVB) has ensured that pregnant women, children and postpartum mothers have more access to fruits and vegetables.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress authorized the increase of the CVB from $9 per child and $11 per...

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the need to provide healthy school meals, especially given its disproportionate impact on people with diet-related diseases and communities of color. Investing in school nutrition programs to help establish life-long healthy eating...