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MA H4340
Bill
Status
Introduced
7/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on Financial Services
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AI Summary
- Requires insurance reimbursement rates for medical nutrition therapy delivered via telehealth (video or audio-only telephone) to equal rates for in-person services
- Defines "medical nutrition therapy" as nutrition care services, including counseling, provided by licensed dietitians/nutritionists for prevention, delay, management, or treatment of diseases
- Applies to multiple insurance types: state employee plans (Chapter 32A), MassHealth (Chapter 118E), commercial insurers (Chapter 175), hospital service corporations (Chapter 176A), medical service corporations (Chapter 176B), HMOs (Chapter 176G), and preferred provider arrangements (Chapter 176I)
- Extends existing telehealth payment parity protections for behavioral health services to also cover medical nutrition therapy providers
- Sponsored by Representative Edward R. Philips; reported favorably by the Financial Services Committee on July 31, 2025
Legislative Description
Relative to telehealth parity for nutrition counseling
Last Action
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
12/8/2025
Committee Referrals
Health Care Financing7/31/2025
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