S 596 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021

Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Thomas R. Carper D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 4, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2021 to Sep 6, 2022, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-LABill CassidyOriginalMar 4, 2021
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalMar 4, 2021
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalMar 4, 2021
D-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 4, 2021
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-NCThom TillisOriginalMar 4, 2021
R-NDJohn HoevenMar 17, 2021
R-INTodd YoungApr 13, 2021
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 4, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1577Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021Identical billMar 4, 2021

Subjects

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  1. Mar 4, 2021Introduced in Senate

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