# 119-s-1973: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025

119-s-1973, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1973
- Congress: 119
- Title: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands Medicare coverage for obesity treatment.** This bill would let more clinicians and approved community programs provide intensive behavioral therapy to Medicare beneficiaries and would let Medicare Part D cover drugs for treating obesity and for weight-loss management in overweight people with related medical conditions. - Medicare beneficiaries: Older adults on Medicare would gain access to intensive behavioral therapy from a wider set of clinicians and approved counseling programs when therapy is referred and coordinated by a physician. - Prescription drugs: Medicare Part D would cover medications for treating obesity and for weight-loss management in overweight individuals with related comorbidities. This coverage would begin for plan years starting 2 years after enactment. - Federal coordination and research: The Secretary of Health and Human Services would submit a report to Congress within 1 year and then every 2 years describing implementation steps and recommending ways to better coordinate programs and support research and clinical care for adult obesity.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicare drug coverage for obesity: benefit, high. If enacted, Part D plans could cover prescription drugs when used to treat obesity or for weight-loss management with qualifying health problems. This change would start for Part D plan years beginning two years after the law is enacted. If you are in Medicare Part D and use these drugs, your plan…
- More Medicare counseling for obesity: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare could pay for intensive behavioral therapy for obesity from more kinds of clinicians and approved community programs. New providers could include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, dietitians, and approved community lifestyle programs. For many of these p…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-1973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1973)

## Related
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- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1973 (as of 2026-04-21).