3.0.0 3699 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z Senate S S 2012-12-20 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-12-20T16:50:54Z 2012-12-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-12-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N Health Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Medicare Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Prescription drugs Health 00 2012-12-20 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-13T16:52:56Z Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 -Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook."

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give Medicare beneficiaries, primary care physicians, and other appropriate service providers and suppliers distinct, written notification regarding the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity under Medicare as an additional preventive service.

Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to coordinate the efforts of all HHS offices and agencies to treat, reduce, and prevent obesity and overweight in the adult population.

Authorizes the Secretary, in addition to qualified primary care physicians and other primary care practitioners, to allow other appropriate health care providers, instructors trained in lifestyle counseling programs such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, and programs recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide intensive behavioral therapy for obesity.

Authorizes the Secretary to cover chronic weight management drugs under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) if the Secretary determines that such coverage is appropriate.

]]> Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 Display Title Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook, to provide written notification to beneficiaries and providers regarding new Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity, and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3699is/xml/BILLS-112s3699is.xml 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.