Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 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.
Cosponsors 154
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 596 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
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