Obesity Care Week (OCW) is moving full steam ahead! Today is Access to Care Day. The OAC supports OCW in sharing the important message that everyone deserves access to healthcare that is not limited by their size, weight or economic status.
Necessary Legislation: The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
One way OAC is striving to improve access to care is by championing the final passage of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA). TROA is a bipartisan bill that aims to treat and reduce obesity in older Americans by expanding Medicare benefits for intensive behavioral counseling, additional types of healthcare providers (like dietitians, psychologists and specialty physicians), and FDA-approved obesity medications.
Take Action on Access to Care Day by helping TROA pass in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate! Write a letter to your state's legislators urging them to co-sponsor and support the final passage of this legislation.
Once again, we've made Taking Action easy! Visit the OAC Action Center to send a letter that we've already written for you and that you are able to customize.
