See what's included in obesity screening coverage. Learn how often it's covered, who's eligible, potential costs for counseling, more at Medicare.gov.

Feb 27, 2024 · Learn what kinds of coverage Medicare provides—and doesn’t provide—for weight management and obesity treatment. If you’re an older adult living with obesity, you may wonder if your Medicare plan can help you lose weight and improve your health.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) chronic conditions data indicates that around 21% of all Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries had a diagnosis of obesity in 2019 compared

Nov 29, 2011 · The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that Medicare is adding coverage for preventive services to reduce obesity. This adds to Medicare’s existing portfolio of preventive services that are now available without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act.

Jan 21, 2025 · The Congressional Budget Office estimates that including anti-obesity medications under Medicare coverage would increase net federal spending by $35 billion between 2026 and 2034 and increase the total direct cots of covering anti-obesity medications from $1.6 billion to $7.1 billion from 2026 to 2034.

1 day ago · Expanding Medicare and Medicaid to cover anti-obesity medications could raise a few concerns, from a potential strain on health care budgets and overly medicalized obesity treatment, overshadowing ...

Dec 17, 2024 · On Tuesday, November 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new statutory interpretation that, if finalized, would result in expanded Medicare and Medicaid coverage...

Nov 26, 2024 · In recognition of the prevailing medical consensus that obesity is a disease, CMS is proposing to reinterpret the statute to no longer exclude anti-obesity medications for the treatment of obesity from coverage under Medicare Part D and to require Medicaid programs to cover these medications when used to treat obesity.

Mar 22, 2024 · For the first time, Medicare will allow coverage of one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs for enrollees in Part D plans. The plans may now cover Wegovy when prescribed to prevent heart...

Nov 26, 2024 · Under current law, people on Medicare can get anti-obesity drugs covered by Part D, Medicare’s outpatient drug benefit, only if they are used for a medically accepted FDA-approved indication...