TOS urges broader treatment access, behavioral care coverage, and solutions for veterans and military families ROCKVILLE, MD - June 4, 2026 — The Obesity Society (TOS), the leading U.S. organization advancing the science, treatment, and prevention of obesity, today submitted a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, [...]
New guidance supports the End Weight Stigma campaign and calls for more respectful, person-first, and scientifically accurate communication about obesity SILVER SPRING, MD - June 4, 2026 — The Obesity Society (TOS), the leading U.S. organization advancing the science, treatment, and prevention of obesity, today announced the release of a new policy brief, Speaking the [...]
Legislators Must Utilize Additional $233 Million for 2026-27 Budget Cycle to Maintain Rhode Island Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medica/ons The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) remain strongly opposed to Governor McKee’s proposed budget, which would eliminate Medicaid coverage for [...]
The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program and Comprehensive Obesity Care Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of The Obesity Society (TOS), thank you for the Administration’s continued efforts to improve access [...]
Rockville, MD - June 1, 2026 — The Obesity Society (TOS), the leading U.S. organization advancing the science, treatment, and prevention of obesity, today launched the global End Weight Stigma initiative. This renewed international effort addresses weight bias and promotes evidence-based understanding of obesity. The program is co-led by TOS CEO Sherlyn Celone-Arnold, MS, and Stuart W. [...]
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) remain strongly opposed to Governor McKee’s proposed budget, which would eliminate Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 medications for obesity effective October 1, 2026. Our organizations strongly support coverage of Food & Drug Administration (FDA) – approved [...]
Legislators Must Utilize Additional $233 Million for 2026-27 Budget Cycle to Maintain Rhode Island Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medica/ons The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) remain strongly opposed to Governor McKee’s proposed budget, which would eliminate Medicaid coverage [...]
Obesity Groups Support House Appropriations Committee Passage of SB 433 to Allow for Louisiana Medicaid Coverage of FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medications The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) support House Appropriations Committee passage of Senate Bill (SB) 433, which is sponsored by Senator Boudreaux [...]
For decades, people living with obesity have faced a fundamental barrier: lack of access to evidence-based care. Despite obesity being recognized as a chronic, complex, heterogeneous disease, treatment options, particularly medications, have remained out of reach for many Americans due to gaps in coverage and affordability. On April 21, the U.S. Centers for Medicare [...]
Obesity Groups Support House Passage of SB 433 to Allow for Louisiana Medicaid Coverage of FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medications May 18, 2026 The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) support House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 433, which is sponsored by Senator [...]
