Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 7/20/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2023-07-20Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-20 (00)
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
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)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Nutrition and diet
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Prescription drugs
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