S 1973 · in committee · significant
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill expands Medicare coverage for obesity treatment by allowing more types of healthcare providers to deliver behavioral therapy.
- Medicare beneficiaries with obesity or overweight conditions are affected, as are physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and counseling programs.
- The change takes effect upon enactment with no specified cost estimate, expanding existing Medicare coverage rather than creating new programs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might expanding obesity treatment coverage to physician assistants and nurse practitioners affect wait times and access for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas?
- 02
What evidence supports the effectiveness of behavioral therapy delivered by non-physician providers compared to doctors in treating obesity?
- 03
Without a cost estimate, how should Congress evaluate whether expanding this coverage is affordable within Medicare's current budget constraints?
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Sponsor · R-LA
Bill Cassidy
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
22/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-05
Joining the bill
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
Thom Tillis
R-NC · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE · original
Roger F. Wicker
R-MS · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Ruben Gallego
D-AZ · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · original
+ 10 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-05 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-06-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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