Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 86
- Latest action
- Jun 27, 2025
What it does
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 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…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jun 27, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Mike Kelly
- Adam Smith
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- April McClain Delaney
- Becca Balint
- Bennie Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Bill Foster
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brendan Boyle
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Chellie Pingree
- Chris Deluzio
- Chris Pappas
- Chrissy Houlahan
- David Rouzer
- David Schweikert
- David Valadao
- Deborah Ross
- Don Bacon
- Donald Beyer
- Donald Davis
- Doris Matsui
- Eleanor Norton
- Eric Sorensen
- Eric Swalwell
- Eugene Vindman
- Frank Mrvan
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez
- Glenn Thompson
- Grace Meng
- Gus Bilirakis
- Gwen Moore
- Herbert Conaway
- Jahana Hayes
- James Himes
- James Walkinshaw
- Jason Crow
- Jennifer Kiggans
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jimmy Panetta
- Joe Neguse
- Joe Wilson
- John Larson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Joyce Beatty
- Judy Chu
- Kevin Hern
- Lizzie Fletcher
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.