Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013

3.0.0 2415 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z House H HR 2013-06-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASSIDY:H.R. 2415.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congressunder Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3759]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-21T21:23:09Z Referred to 2013-06-18T14:02:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-06-18T14:03:00Z Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 113 1184 S 2013-06-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2013-06-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-06-18 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-06-18 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 N K000188 Rep. 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00 2013-06-18 Introduced in House 2013-07-17T17:03:26Z Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook."

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allow other physicians, registered dietitians, certified diabetes educators, and instructors trained and certified by the National Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Coach Training program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide, and be independently reimbursed for, intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished outside of the primary care setting, so long as any such nonphysician provider or instructor furnishing the therapy must communicate any recommendation or treatment plan for an individual to the individual's primary care physicians or practitioner.

Authorizes the Secretary to cover under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) medication for treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for an overweight individual with one or more comorbidities.

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Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 Display Title Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced 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 and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2415ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2415ih.xml 2013-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.