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H.R. 1953 · 115th Congress

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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163 cosponsors · 101 D, 62 R
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22 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 5, 2017

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners.

Additionally, it 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

Latest action (Apr 17, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.