Reps. Smucker and Davids Introduce Bipartisan ‘Accountable Produce is Medicine Act’

Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Sharice Davids have introduced the bipartisan Accountable Produce is Medicine Act (H.R. 8355) to integrate nutrition-based interventions into the U.S. healthcare system. The legislation directs the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a bundled payment model that provides eligible patients with produce prescriptions and care coordination to manage chronic diseases.