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This bill requires state employee health plans, accident and sickness insurance policies, and health maintenance organization (HMO) contracts to provide coverage for anti-obesity medication and intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy, starting July 1, 2025. The bill defines "anti-obesity medication" as FDA-approved drugs prescribed by a licensed physician to help individuals achieve and maintain a healthy weight. "Intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy" is defined as counseling or treatment focused on changing an individual's lifestyle and behavioral habits and managing or treating obesity. The bill applies to state employee health plans (including self-insurance programs and prepaid health care service contracts), accident and sickness insurance policies, and individual and group HMO contracts that are established, issued, delivered, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2025. By mandating this coverage, the bill aims to support individuals in managing obesity through medication and comprehensive therapeutic approaches, potentially improving overall health outcomes for state employees and insurance plan participants.

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