New York A04211 mandates comprehensive insurance coverage for obesity treatment, including prevention, wellness, counseling, therapy, surgery, and.

New York A04211 amends the social services and insurance laws to require comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment. This includes coverage for prevention and wellness, nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication. The coverage must be neither different nor separate from other illness treatments regarding deductibles, lifetime limits, copayments, and coinsurance. Insurers must notify policyholders about this coverage. The act applies to policies issued, delivered, renewed, or modified after its effective date.

New York A04211 mandates comprehensive insurance coverage for obesity treatment, including prevention, wellness, counseling, therapy, surgery, and.

New York A04211 amends the social services and insurance laws to require comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment. This includes coverage for prevention and wellness, nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication. The coverage must be neither different nor separate from other illness treatments regarding deductibles, lifetime limits, copayments, and coinsurance. Insurers must notify policyholders about this coverage. The act applies to policies issued, delivered, renewed, or modified after its effective date.