Medicare adds coverage for obesity screening

Last week CMS announced the addition of obesity screening to Medicare coverage for preventive services.

A beneficiary who screens positive for obesity based on BMI would be eligible for one face-to-face counseling visit every week for a month, then one face-to-fact visit every other week for the next five months, and then, depending on weight loss, a monthly visit for six additional months.

Additional information about how CMS came to this decision is available on the agency's website.