New York S03104 mandates comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment, including prevention, nutrition counseling, therapy, surgery, and medication.

New York S03104 requires insurers to offer comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment. This includes prevention and wellness programs, nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication. The bill ensures that coverage criteria for medications are not more restrictive than FDA-approved indications. Additionally, it mandates that coverage for obesity treatment be neither different nor separate from coverage for other illnesses in terms of deductibles, copayments, and benefit limits.

New York S03104 mandates comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment, including prevention, nutrition counseling, therapy, surgery, and medication.

New York S03104 requires insurers to offer comprehensive coverage for obesity treatment. This includes prevention and wellness programs, nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication. The bill ensures that coverage criteria for medications are not more restrictive than FDA-approved indications. Additionally, it mandates that coverage for obesity treatment be neither different nor separate from coverage for other illnesses in terms of deductibles, copayments, and benefit limits.