Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021

Summary

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Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021 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...

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Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(3/3/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. KIND

(D) WI – 3

Cosponsors (20)

Long

(R) MO

Fitzpatrick

House (R) Pennsylvania

Boyle

House (D) Pennsylvania

Waltz

(R) FL

DelBene

House (D) Washington

NAPOLITANO

(D) CA

Griffith

House (R) Virginia

Reed

(R) NY

Carbajal

House (D) California

Butterfield

(D) NC

Topics

Education

Government Spending & Operations

Health

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 4, 2021