Policy Opportunities to Ensure Payment for BMI Screening in Clinical Settings

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BMI Payment

Action steps to ensure payment for BMI

Advocate for payment by public and private insurance for obesity related services.
Medicaid and private health insurance carriers should provide coverage and payment for obesity assessment, prevention, evaluation and treatment and follow-up services. Plans should cover a multidisciplinary team approach, linked with patients' medical home.

Recommended by :

AAP Policy: Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report
AAP Policy: Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation

For more information:

AAP Coding Resources

Last Updated

03/22/2022

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics

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