United States · Bill · S
S. 830 (115th)
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
Introduced
5 April 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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21 January 2026
Summary
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners. Additionally, it 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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 April 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 April 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/830
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/830