SB 24-054

Senate Bill 24-054, known as the Diabetes Prevention and Obesity Treatment Act, requires private insurance companies to cover treatments for obesity and pre-diabetes. This includes intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved medications. The bill also directs Colorado’s Medicaid program to seek federal approval to offer similar coverage by 2025 and notify recipients about these benefits once approved. Since the governor has signed this bill into law, it will now be implemented as required.

Official Summary

The bill requires all private insurance companies to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronic disease of obesity and the treatment of pre-diabetes, including coverage for intensive behavioral or lifestyle therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication. No later than January 2025 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: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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