119th (2025–2027)
S. 5267
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a new program called the Accountable Produce is Medicine Bundled Payment Model, which provides food-based health services to patients with chronic diseases. The program will enroll at least five healthcare providers over a minimum of five years, offering eligible patients personalized nutrition plans, fresh produce, telehealth monitoring, dietitian counseling, and lifestyle programs at no cost to them. Eligible patients must have conditions like diabetes, obesity, or hypertension, live in underserved areas, and receive referrals from their doctors. Participating providers will receive bundled payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program, and after three years may be required to share financial risk based on their performance in reducing healthcare costs and improving patient health outcomes.