Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 3304

119th Congress

Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Dec 2, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Roger Wicker

R - MS

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Summary

The Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act requires Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and federal employee health plans to cover medically necessary foods for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders. For patients with conditions preventing normal food digestion or metabolism, specialized formulas are often their only treatment option to prevent malnutrition and death.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act requires Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and federal employee health plans to cover medically necessary foods for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders. For patients with conditions preventing normal food digestion or metabolism, specialized formulas are often their only treatment option to prevent malnutrition and death.

Last updated: 12/27/2025

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Mandates coverage of medical foods for digestive and metabolic disorders
Covers inherited metabolic disorders, malabsorption conditions, food allergies, IBD
Includes low-protein foods, amino acid formulas, nutritional formulas, vitamins
2,000 babies annually diagnosed with inherited metabolic disorders needing formulas
2022 formula shortage caused hospitalizations and medical emergencies
Bipartisan bill with Wicker (R), Klobuchar (D), Grassley (R), Whitehouse (D)

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Life-saving for thousands of children and adults with conditions like PKU, IBD, eosinophilic disorders, and short bowel syndrome who cannot digest regular food. Without coverage, families face costs of $1,000+ monthly for essential nutrition. Prevents hospitalizations and developmental disabilities.

Policy Areas

No policy areas assigned yet.

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3304, 119th Congress (2025). "Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-s-3304