Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 6/27/2025
Actions
- 2025-06-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-06-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-06-27Introduced in House
- 2025-06-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-06-27 (00)
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physician; or (2) other health care providers (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) and approved counseling programs, if provided upon a referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner. Currently, such therapy is covered only if provided by a primary care practitioner.
The bill also allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
Cosponsors (20)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
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