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FL S0648
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, including intensive behavioral and lifestyle treatment, metabolic and bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved obesity medications
- Beginning January 1, 2026, requires Medicaid reimbursement for participation in CDC-approved diabetes prevention programs for eligible recipients who have not previously participated while enrolled in Medicaid
- Prohibits Medicaid coverage criteria for FDA-approved obesity medications from being more restrictive than the FDA-approved indications for those medications
- Covered services may be delivered in office settings, virtually, or in community-based settings, and the agency retains authority to apply standard medical necessity determinations consistent with how other covered conditions are evaluated
- Requires the agency to adopt implementing rules, notify Medicaid recipients in writing about available obesity and diabetes prevention services, and authorizes the agency to seek federal approval through a state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver as needed; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Diabetes Prevention and Obesity Treatment Act
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
6/16/2025
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