March 20, 2024 Presentation Presentation by Noelia Duchovny, an analyst in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the National Academies’ Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. View Document223.22 KB Summary This presentation describes how CBO would assess the budgetary effects of a policy that allows Medicare coverage of medications to treat obesity. The presentation also discusses areas of research that would help inform CBO’s analyses.The Federal Perspective on Coverage of Medications to Treat Obesity: Considerations From the Congressional Budget Office from Congressional Budget Office Related Publications Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on the Oversight of CBOMarch 8, 2024 A Call for New Research in the Area of ObesityOctober 5, 2023 How CBO Analyzes Approaches to Improve Health Through Disease PreventionJune 15, 2020 Estimating the Effects of Federal Policies Targeting Obesity: Challenges and Research NeedsOctober 26, 2015
This presentation describes how CBO would assess the budgetary effects of a policy that allows Medicare coverage of medications to treat obesity. The presentation also discusses areas of research that would help inform CBO’s analyses.The Federal Perspective on Coverage of Medications to Treat Obesity: Considerations From the Congressional Budget Office from Congressional Budget Office
