S. 2407 · 118th Congress
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
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CarperSponsor25 cosponsors · 13 D, 12 R
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Blackburn
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Capito
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Cassidy
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Coons
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Cramer
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Heinrich
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Klobuchar
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Luján
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Murkowski
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Shaheen
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Smith
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Wicker
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Budd
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Hoeven
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Tillis
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Hyde-Smith
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Young
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Peters
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Blumenthal
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Duckworth
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Padilla
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Booker
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Gillibrand
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Van Hollen
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Rounds12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 20, 2023
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.
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 2023
Latest action (Jul 20, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 20, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.