3.0.0 1184 2023-01-11T13:24:40Z 2023-01-11T13:24:40Z Senate S S 2013-06-19 113 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-06-19T15:06:14Z Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 113 2415 HR 2013-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2013-06-19 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2013-06-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-06-19 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-02-03 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2014-05-21 False H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2014-06-18 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2014-06-26 False Health Drug therapy Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Medicare Mental health Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Prescription drugs Health 00 2013-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-17T16:41:00Z 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."

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a plan to coordinate the efforts of all HHS officers 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 cover intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by: (1) a physician who is not a qualified primary care physician; (2) an evidence-based, community-based HHS-certified lifestyle counseling program; or (3) any other appropriate health care provider (including a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, a clinical psychologist, and a registered dietitian or nutrition professional) upon referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner in an office setting, a hospital outpatient department, or another HHS-specified setting.

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

]]> Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 Display Title Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 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 and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1184is/xml/BILLS-113s1184is.xml 2013-06-19 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.