119th Congress Health
S. 1973: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
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Summary
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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- Ruben Gallego D-AZOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NMOriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Gary Peters D-MIOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Bill Cassidy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Bill Cassidy.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.