the elderly are particularly serious because chronic disorders or diseases may already compromise a patient’s health and make a patient more prone to serious comorbidities associated with eating disorders, including cardiac, metabolic, gastric, and bone conditions. Early diagnosis and proper treatment of this population is essential. 3. Providing coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders under the Medicare program Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended— (1) in subsection (s)(2)(V)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly