Diabetes Prevention & Obesity Treatment Act

The bill requires private insurance companies to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronic disease of obesity and the treatment of pre-diabetes, including coverage for the national diabetes prevention program, medical nutrition therapy, intensive behavioral or lifestyle therapy, metabolic and bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication.

The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (department) to seek federal authorization to provide treatment for the chronic disease of obesity and the treatment of pre-diabetes. Within existing appropriations and upon receiving federal authorization, the department is required to notify medicaid members in writing about the availability of the treatment.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)