PRIORITY #1
Increase Access to Comprehensive and Quality Obesity Care for all People Living with Overweight and Obesity
Expanding access to comprehensive, guideline-concordant obesity care is essential to improving population health and reducing cardiometabolic disease burden. Robust evidence shows that comprehensive lifestyle support, FDA-approved obesity medications, and metabolic and bariatric procedures improve glycemia, blood pressure, lipid profiles, sleep apnea, and quality of life.¹²³⁴ Despite strong evidence, access to all components of care remains restricted due to outdated coverage criteria, lack of parity for medications, and limitations in Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer insurance benefits.⁵
Explore our latest efforts to expand access to evidence-based obesity care and remove barriers to treatment.
What we fight for:
TOS Submits Comments on 2027 Medicare Policies
September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: CMS-1848-P, [...]
FDA Obesity and Drug Labeling
Food and Drug Administration Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305) 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA–2026–N–3499 – Obesity and Drug Dosing: Clinical Pharmacology Considerations Dear Sir or [...]
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program and Expanded Access
Organizational Sign-On Letter Regarding the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, [...]
Virginia Prior Authorization for SEHP
Obesity Groups Oppose New Virginia State Employee Health Plan Coverage Rules for FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medications The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS) and the American Society for Metabolic and [...]
Massachusetts MassHealth and GIC Coverage
Obesity Groups Urge Massachusetts’ House and Senate Budget Conferees to maintain MassHealth and GIC Coverage for Comprehensive Obesity Care The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American [...]
Rhode Island Budget Elimination Medicaid GLP Coverage
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 [...]
CMS Bridge Program
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 [...]
Rhode Island Budget Elimination Medicaid GLP Coverage
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 [...]
Louisiana Obesity Care Coverage SB433
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 [...]
Medicare and GLP-1s: The BALANCE model is a step forward, but patients deserve more than a bridge to nowhere
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, [...]
Louisiana SB433
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), [...]
Pennsylvania Letter to Governor
The Honorable Josh Shapiro Governor of Pennsylvania 501 North 3rd Street 508 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Dear Governor Shapiro, The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), The [...]
TOS ASMBS Joint Statement Supporting Illinois SB 692 re IBT and OMMs Under Medicaid
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) support Senate Bill (SB) 692, which is sponsored by Senator Don Harmon [...]
TOS Comments to Nevada Health Authority re Medicaid coverage of OMMs
Obesity Groups Support Nevada 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) are [...]
Louisiana Obesity Care Coverage
Obesity Groups Support Passage of HB 869 to Allow for Coverage of FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medications The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic [...]
TOS ASMBS Joint Statement supporting NH SB 455 re Medicaid
Obesity Groups Support NH Senate Bill 455 to Restore Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Management MedicationsStatement for the Record for April 15 House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee HearingThe Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The [...]
Lousiana SB250 Medicaid
Obesity Groups Support Passage of SB 250 to Allow for Louisiana State Employee Health Plan Coverage of FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medications While Opposing Coverage for Unregulated Compounded GLP-1 Medications The Obesity [...]
TOS ASMBS Joint Letter to NY Governor Hochul Supporting Obesity Care Coverage
The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State New York State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the [...]
Louisiana SB433
Obesity Groups Support 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 [...]
Rhode Island Budget Elimination Medicaid GLP Coverage
Obesity Groups Oppose Governor McKee’s Budget Proposal to Eliminate Rhode Island Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Medications The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for [...]
New York Medicaid and State Employee Health Coverage
Joint Memorandum In Support of S.3104 (Cooney)/ A.4211 (Reyes) Comprehensive Obesity Treatment Health Insurance CoverageJoint Memorandum In Support of S.3104 (Cooney)/ A.4211 (Reyes) Comprehensive Obesity Treatment Health Insurance Coverage The Obesity [...]
Obesity Groups Oppose Efforts to Eliminate Minnesota Medical Assistance Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Management Medication
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) strongly oppose HF 4142 – legislation introduced by Representative Nadeau, which would [...]
Obesity Groups Urge Massachusetts State Policymakers to maintain GIC and MassHealth Coverage for Comprehensive Obesity Care
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) strongly oppose Governor Healey and the Group Insurance Commission’s (GIC) efforts to eliminate Medicaid [...]
Ohio Prohibition Language Medicaid Coverage Medications
Gov. Mike DeWine Vern Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 Attn: Giles Allen, Director of Legislative Affairs Gov. DeWine, We, the undersigned organizations representing tens of [...]
Hawaii Medicaid Access
Obesity Groups Support Medicaid Coverage for Comprehensive Obesity Care & Urge Passage of SB 3195 and HB 2456 The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society [...]