Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025

Key Points

• Medicare could let more providers deliver obesity counseling, not just primary care doctors, as long as care is coordinated with a referring clinician.
• Eligible providers could include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical psychologists, and registered dietitians, plus approved community lifestyle programs.
• Medicare drug plans could be required to cover obesity medications when used to treat obesity, and for some overweight people with related health problems.
• The prescription drug coverage change would start for plan years beginning 2 years after the law is enacted, so it would not be immediate.
• The Health and Human Services Department would have to report to Congress within 1 year of enactment, and then every 2 years, on how implementation is going.