Obesity Counseling - Medicare To Add Coverage

Stupid is as stupid does.

Medicare beneficiaries will be able to get coverage for preventive obesity counseling, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced today. The CMS says this is part of the widening range of preventive services CMS has been adding to its coverage since the signing of the Affordable Care Act. Covering the costs for preventive obesity counseling complements the Million Hearts initiate, CMS explained in a communiqué.

A waste.

Will not work, but since people tend to lose weight after the age of 70, look to the Feds to skew the data in an attempt to justify their stupidity.