MedCity News March 12, 2025
The Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention and several other organizations are urging employers to cover the “full range of evidence-based obesity care options,” including medical nutrition therapy, intensive behavioral therapy, surgery and medications.
In a recent open letter addressed to America’s employers, 68 organizations urged companies to cover obesity care just like any other chronic disease.
The letter was led by the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention and included participation from the Society for Women’s Health Research, the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and several others. It’s part of a campaign that the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention (AWHP) launched last year called EveryBODY Covered, which aims to improve insurance coverage for obesity.
The organizations argued...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor