Table 2.

National legislative and regulatory changes needed to support improved access to telehealth nutrition services.

Policy Area	Description of Policy Change Needed	Potential Impact
Public health emergency-driven telehealth flexibilities	Permanently waive originating and geographic site restrictions Allow for audio-only service provision when this is the only technology available Allow Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to make real-time changes that incorporate telehealth services into their benefit plans Allow cross-state licensure of various providers; this should include enforcing consistency in defining a “provider”	Expand MNT provision and access to all Medicare and MA beneficiaries who need it
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) coverage	Reintroduce the MNT Act that broadens Medicare coverage of MNT services to include additional diseases and conditions, such as malnutrition and cancer; also expands providers who can refer patients for MNT to include nurses and other allied health professionals